Guide to What Beauty Services Are Open State-By-State
This is a fast-moving story, with some state premiers making unexpected announcements and relieving some restrictions, applicable within hours. So we thought we'd put together a guide to what beauty services are open state-by-state as of Wednesday, May 27. There is...
What New Safety Measures You Can Expect at Beauty Spas and Clinics
There's a bunch of new safety measures that clinics around Australia are adopting. To assist surgeons, clinics, practitioners, nurses, therapists and all other staff to ensure a safe clinic, a number of societies, institutes, colleges, and the like have created...
The latest injectable techniques with Brooke Francisco
Injectables have come a long way. Today we shed some light on the latest injectable techniques with Brooke Francisco. Once upon a time, women commanded “fill her up” when it came to injectables. Usually those charged with the job too often did just that....
Australia’s Peak Body for Specialist Plastic Surgeons Elects New President
Brisbane based specialist plastic surgeon Dr Dan Kennedy has been elected as the new President of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Dr Kennedy has a background as an examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and, as a supervisor of...
Elective Surgery Gets Green Light Australia-wide
On Friday, May 15 the National Cabinet has agreed that ALL Elective surgery can resume as usual. This comes with the caveat that each state will have the ultimate decision about the pace surgeries can proceed. We're pretty excited to announce that elective surgery...
Covid-19 Update and Elective Surgeries To be Reviewed
Compared to many countries, Australia is very well placed in terms of facing both the health and economic challenges of COVID-19. As of the morning of Tuesday, May 12 Australia there has been 6,927 confirmed cases with the vast majority now recovered (6,095). In...
Australian Breast Device Registry – a podcast about why it’s so important
Why it’s so important to make sure your details are included in the ABDR (Australian Breast Device Registry). Recommencement of some elective surgery this week is a timely reminder for anyone considering or preparing for breast implant surgery to make sure your...
Federal and State Health Departments Monitoring Surgeries
According to an exclusive story in the Sydney Morning Herald, posted online on May 3, the Federal Department of Health is monitoring any suspicious surgeries and participating practitioners at private hospitals around Australia that may be in breach of recent...
Confusion Reigns as Industry Weighs Up Reopening
While the federal government announced the recommencement of some elective surgeries from April 27, there is a lot of confusion for aesthetic medical practitioners. Can they reopen their doors and treat their patients? If so, from when - and what procedures should be...
