Welcome to the our Aesthetic Medicine news roundup, 22 October 2021.
News Roundup
Prominent cosmetic surgeon’s legal action to stop ABC’s 4 Corners program
A prominent cosmetic surgeon, who has clinics in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, has taken legal action in the Federal Court attempting to prevent the ABC’s flagship program 4 Corners from broadcasting a program on him next Monday.
‘No plans’ to ban cosmetic injections for under-18s in Northern Ireland
The Department of Health has said it has no plans to legislate on banning under-18s from getting cosmetic injections in Northern Ireland.
Beauty loopholes must be plugged
The death of a Latin dance instructor following a beauty procedure in Hong Kong was another tragic wake-up call.
The curious rise of botched plastic surgery videos
When life gives you a bad boob job, what do you do? If you’re an influencer, you make a vlog about it, obviously.
China’s booming medical beauty industry braces for state makeover
New guideline signals tightening oversight of sector riddled with malpractice. It came as little surprise when the medical beauty industry was targeted in the storm of regulations that swept through China this summer.
The science of growing old and older
From Kaya Kalp in Ayurveda to the latest genetic technology, the fastest-growing science in the world is anti-aging.
Unable to burp for 20 years, UK man gets cure after Botox treatment
A 35-year-old UK based man has undergone a life-changing Botox treatment to relieve him of 30 years of social and physical distress as he was unable to burp.
From a pandemic to plastic surgery: how Covid changed the way we see our faces
Staring at their own face in video meetings has people fretting over imagined flaws: ‘Zoom has made me want to be invisible’.
AbbVie’s Botox patent lawsuit is ‘very unlikely to derail’ Revance’s rival launch: analysts
AbbVie sued potential Botox competitor Revance earlier this month, alleging infringement on five patents that expire between 2022 and 2029
A pioneer in aesthetic medicine and skincare has arrived in the Middle East
Nazila Zoulfaghari, Vice President of Teoxane MENA, reveals how the aesthetics brand is bringing cutting edge innovative dermal fillers and skincare products to the top clinics in this region.
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