Inside Aesthetics Ep 208 The Impending New Guidelines for the Australian Cosmetic Industry | Dr Pouria Moradi & Sheri-lee Knoop
Episode 208 hosts Dr Pouria Moradi (Plastic Surgeon & Reconstructive Surgeon based in Sydney, Australia) & Sheri-lee Knoop (Registered Nurse & President of the Cosmetic Nurses Association based in Perth, Australia)
Pouria and Sheri-Lee joined us to share their thoughts and insights into the proposed new Australia cosmetic regulations that have been announced by AHPRA (the Australian health practitioner regulator). These new rules affect both surgeons and non-surgical practitioners and come into force on July 1st 2023.
For years there have been arguments between the various cosmetic stakeholders over which practitioners have the right to treat patients, who can and can't offer the various procedures and heated debates over the standards expected of cosmetic practioners. Last year's enquiry by AHPRA into cosmetic surgery led to a full scale review of all cosmetic procedures.
This has culminated in a set of sweeping new regulations - and some have voiced that it's a self-inflicted wound on an industry that couldn't govern itself. The new rules have left many in the industry confused and extremely unhappy about what is proposed, arguing that it neither improves patient safety whilst also significantly impacting on practitioners livelihoods.
We explore:
- Our guests backgrounds
- Who AHPRA are
- The background to how and why these new guidelines have come about
- Why the proposals are such a major shakeup for the cosmetic industry
The new surgical requirements including:
- The need for GP referral to be seen by a plastic surgeon
- The need for two consultations prior to surgery
- The need for a cooling off period before surgery
- The need for the psychological assessment of patients
- Significant changes to how social media can be used by plastic surgeons
The new non-surgical requirements including:
- Changes to the consent process including explicit financial consent and supplying patients with a copy of the document
- The requirement for injectors to assess patients for body dysmorphic disorder
- The back and forth rulings and position statements regarding the role of different grades of nurses including enrolled nurses & nurse practitioners
In a first for Inside Aesthetics, we are calling on ALL stakeholders, practitioners, injectors, clinic owners, those who work in the industry and the public to give their opinion on what they think of the new proposed guidelines. Please head to:
www.insideaesthetics.com/ahpra and complete the form