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Finbar O'Mallon

Docs want details on cosmetic crackdown

Australian doctors have called on health ministers across the country to quickly detail and act on proposed changes to the cosmetic surgery sector.

Under proposed reforms cosmetic practitioners could be banned from using patient testimonials, face minimum hygiene standards and be barred from calling themselves surgeons if they are not qualified.

Australian Medical Association (AMA) president Professor Steve Robson said governments needed to quickly and clearly specify who could call themselves a surgeon.

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