Cosmetic surgery regulation reform – AMA submission
The AMA has provided a submission to the Medical Board of Australia’s consultation on proposed changes to Regulation of Practitioners who undertake cosmetic surgery.
The proposals follow recommendations arising from the Independent Review into Cosmetic Surgery established in response to ongoing media reports of unsafe practices by some practitioners in the cosmetic surgery industry.
The AMA is carefully monitoring the development of the key qualification required for an Area of Practice Endorsement for major cosmetic surgery and is participating in the in the AMC process of developing the accreditation standards and will advocate that they should be set at a level at least equivalent to that required for attainment of the RACS Fellowship covering plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Separate work is underway by Commonwealth and State/Territory Health Ministers on what level of qualification will be required for practitioners seeking to use the title “surgeon” in the future.
