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SURGEONS WELCOME 'LIPO LICENCE'

Royal College Credentialing Initiative a “Significant Step in the Right Direction”

London – 6 November 2015 – The unveiling of a new credentialing scheme allowing surgeons to demonstrate competency in cosmetic surgery is being strongly welcomed as “a significant step in the right direction” by the... Read more

BOOB JOB UNIVERSITY

Keep your NHS Out of Our Nose Jobs! Plastic Surgeons Make Unprecedented Stand on Training

Study: training opportunities for ‘cosmetic’ procedures virtually non-existent on NHS New generation cosmetic surgeons unprepared for private practice Sector seen as controversial and dangerous by both public and medical... Read more

BAAPS Statement on Silimed CE Mark Suspension

“The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) and British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.bapras.org.uk) have been informed that all implants by Brazilian... Read more

BAAPS Statement on ‘Degrading’ Crowdfunding Website

According to consultant plastic surgeon and former BAAPS President Rajiv Grover: “The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons' views of this appalling website have always been entirely clear, as the Association has publicly... Read more

BAAPS Statement on Overturned Negligence Ruling for Regulatory Body in PIP Scandal

According to consultant surgeon and BAAPS President Michael Cadier:  "The decision to overturn the ruling on the regulatory body's negligence in properly and safely assessing the manufacturing of PIP implants - the same faulty... Read more

BAAPS Statement on GMC’s ‘Cooling Off’ Guidelines

According to Rajiv Grover, Consultant plastic surgeon and former President of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons: "The BAAPS welcomes the GMC's announcement that they are urging caution so that patients are given... Read more

BAAPS Statement on ALCL (2015)

Despite reports of a link between an extremely rare form of cancer (anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, or ‘ALCL’) and textured breast implants, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ); the only organisation... Read more

BAAPS Statement on ASA Ruling for Medical Tourism Advert

According to consultant plastic surgeon and BAAPS Council member Kevin Hancock: “The BAAPS have consistently advised against traveling abroad for any kind of surgery – not just cosmetic – as all surgical procedures carry risks,... Read more

The wrong reason to pucker up on Valentine's Day

‘Consciously uncouple’ from Dodgy Discounts, say plastic surgeons

London - 12 February, 2015 – One year on from the Government’s response to the Keogh Review, Valentine’s Day-themed marketing promotions show that much of the aesthetic sector has yet to fall in love with recommendations for... Read more

Tweak not tuck

New statistics show extreme surgery’s gone bust – surgeons welcome more educated public

London – 26 January, 2015 – The wave of post-recession excess which last year resulted in a stratospheric rise in glamour model-inspired boob jobs and summer body-influenced transformations has truly washed over, with new... Read more

BAAPS Statement on CSIC recommendations from the Royal College of Surgeons

According to consultant plastic surgeon and former BAAPS President Rajiv Grover: "The BAAPS welcome these recommendations from the CSIC committee at the Royal College of Surgeons as a step in the right direction. Both myself and current... Read more

Surgeons: Happy first day, Mr President

Michael Cadier assumes leadership role at the BAAPS London – 25 September 2014 - The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ), the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education... Read more

Don't let cosmetic surgery stitch you up

New 'Evidence Pyramid' unveiled to evaluate science v hype in new techniques

Research unveiled today at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) shows that despite a rise of 8,000% in cosmetic surgery reporting in the mainstream media over the last twenty... Read more

Cut it out: Surgery societies and Britain's largest surgical royal college slam summer discounts

Professional Associations for Plastic Surgery and the UK’s Oldest Surgical Royal College Jointly Condemn Marketing Tactics London - 10 August, 2014 – Despite Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into cosmetic surgery concluding that... Read more

Rare association not cause for alarm

1 in 100,000 risk shouldn’t worry breast implant patients unduly, say surgeons

 London – 25 May, 2014 – Despite reports of a theoretical link between an extremely rare form of cancer (anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, or ‘ALCL’) and textured breast implants, the British Association of Aesthetic... Read more

Government initiatives don't cut it, say surgeons

No compulsory registers - measures only pay lip service to injectables safety

London – 13 February, 2014 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ), the only organisation based at the Royal College of Surgeons solely dedicated to the advancement and education of aesthetic... Read more

Britain Sucks!

Over 50,000 cosmetic surgery procedures in 2013 - Liposuction up by 41%

London, UK – 3 February 2014 – The economy appears buoyant once more as austerity gives way to augmentation, with an impressive double-digit rise in all cosmetic procedures, a trend not seen since the heady pre-recession days... Read more

Sign me uplift

Implant register welcomed but must be compulsory

London – 29 December, 2013 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ) today welcomes a clampdown on unethical advertising, as well as news from the Department of Health that an official breast implant... Read more

Busted: implant criminal behind bras

Regulatory system failed women, say surgeons

  London – 10 December, 2013- Courts in France have today handed down sentencing concluding the trial of Jean Claude Mas, the French businessman found guilty of filling hundreds of thousands of breast implants with... Read more

New research initiative for breast implant safety launches

Manufacturers, surgeons unite in “£1 per implant” venture

London – 2 October, 2013 – In his 2013 Report on the Review of Cosmetic Interventions, Sir Bruce Keogh lamented the “insufficient research on the effectiveness and risks of many cosmetic procedures” and... Read more