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Cosmetic surgeon suspended from practising for 12 months
Posted: 18/01/2022
Mr Vasu Karri (GMC number: 4631035), a cosmetic surgeon specialising in ‘fat disease’ procedures including lymphoedema, abdominoplasty, and lipoedema surgery, has been suspended from practicing for 12 months, following a tribunal that heard he had falsified and backdated patient notes to include potential complications......>>
Cosmetic surgery clinic closed by the CQC
Posted: 23/11/2021
The Lara Clinic, a London practice specialising in cosmetic surgery, has been closed by the CQC due to serious concerns surrounding the running of the business, including the lack of conducting risk assessments. The clinic, based in Westminster, was run by Dr Azad Haki, a plastic surgeon specialising in breast surgery......>>
Cosmetic surgery demand among men – is this on the rise?
Posted: 16/08/2021
Cosmetic surgery and other aesthetic procedures are often associated primarily with female patients. According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), women have undergone the vast majority, around 92%, of recent cosmetic procedures performed in the UK......>>
Non-surgical beauty treatment industry criticised for its ‘Wild West’ regulatory standards
Posted: 26/07/2021
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing has completed a year-long review into the non-surgical beauty treatment industry. The review has highlighted a number of inadequacies within this sector and particularly the complete lack of regulation of non-surgical beauty treatments such as botox-style injections and dermal fillers......>>
Cosmetic surgery: Covid-19 and beyond
Posted: 15/03/2021
In October 2020, the Penningtons Manches Cooper clinical negligence team published an article on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the cosmetic and elective surgery industries, which focused on the practical and financial difficulties experienced by both the private healthcare sector and the health and beauty industry...…>>

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