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Beware the nut job: warning on male genital enhancement

Liquid Silicone Injections Marketed to Men in the UK

London – 29 June, 2011 – In the wake of the tragic death of a UK woman who was injected with liquid silicone for buttock enhancement, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) today issued a fresh warning... Read more

Surgeon societies slam morning chat show

Professional Associations for Plastic Surgery condemn ‘Skin Deep’ series on ITV This Morning as irresponsible

London – 9 June, 2011 – This week’s ‘Skin Deep’ series of segments on cosmetic treatments featured in popular chat show ITV This Morning has drawn strong condemnation from the main professional organisations in breast... Read more

Cosmetic surgery nightclub draw "insane and depraved"

Government ‘deluded’ to believe in self-regulation – call for ban on surgery lotteries

London – 7 June, 2011 – The announcement of a so-called ‘My Big Fat Plastic Surgery Prize Draw’ series of monthly events around the country has drawn strong condemnation from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic... Read more

Surgery online coupons slammed

Time-linked incentives violate code of ethics, say surgeons

London – 27 May, 2011 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) today condemned the marketing of serious medical procedures such as breast augmentation and nose jobs via popular online discount website... Read more

Update of test results on PIP implants from French authority

  The French authority (afssaps) have complete their tests on PIP implants - nothing of concern has been found. This confirms the results of test carried out by the UK Medicine and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (mhra). Please click here for... Read more

A little botox with your organic cupcake?

Surgeons slam consumer exhibition offering non-surgical treatments

London – 25 March, 2011 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) today expressed serious concern about a ‘health, beauty and fitness’ consumer show currently taking place in London’s... Read more

Cosmetic surgery tourists in breast implant risk

Controversial implants were sold under a different brand name in Europe

London – 24 February, 2011 – In the wake of the tragic death of a woman who travelled overseas for buttock enhancement, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) today also issues a warning to women who... Read more

Moobs and Boobs: Double DD'igit Rise

Over 38,200 Cosmetic Surgery Ops in 2010

London, UK – 31 January 2011 – Britons still found ways to perk up during (arguably the worst period in) the recession, according to the latest audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk),... Read more

French Implants Test 'inconclusive'

Implants ‘Sweat’ Irritant Silicone Even Without Rupture

London – 29 September, 2010 – As new test results from the French Competent Authority (AFSSAPS) into controversial PIP breast implants cannot entirely rule out genotoxicity (DNA cell disruption), the British Association of Aesthetic... Read more

British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons welcomes new president

Fazel Fatah Assumes Leadership Role

London - 23 September, 2010 - The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit, today... Read more

Shots and blasts: weekend Botox courses and laser bonanza

Surgeons to Highlight New Dangers in Annual Conference

London – 23 September, 2010 – Despite public indignation resulting from last week’s report into rogue cosmetic surgery providers and the launch of a voluntary register for providers of injectables, October will see even further... Read more

Shocking new statistics fail to shock surgeons

British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons ‘Sadly Unsurprised’ by Findings

London – 16 September, 2010 – Hot on the heels of the launch of a 'toothless' voluntary register for cosmetic injectables, a damning new report specific to purely surgical procedures is being published by the National... Read more

Scalpels at the ready: surgeons demand unenforceable regulation scheme be shelved

Ineffective Register Little Better than ‘State-Sponsored Marketing of Cosmetic Treatments’

London – 13 September, 2010 – Despite not being the main purveyors of cosmetic injectables such as dermal fillers and Botox, it is all too often plastic surgeons who are left to pick up the pieces when treatments go wrong. A new... Read more

Controversial breast implant gel not toxic

Preliminary Testing Shows No Evidence of Toxicity

London – 03 September, 2010 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), welcomes today the news from the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the gel inside controversial PIP... Read more

New UK guidance on controversial French implants

Protective barrier had been dispensed with - women urged to have an ultrasound

London - 18 June, 2010 - The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), welcomes today the clarification provided by a detailed study into France's controversial PIP implants by the French Society of Plastic,... Read more

Latest developments on PIP Implants controversy

Studies to be carried out in UK following delays– samples impounded in France

London – 9 July, 2010 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), welcomes today the decision by the Medicine and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to conduct their own toxicology studies into the gel... Read more

A Brussels facelift: European regulations for cosmetic surgery to be introduced

British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons to Help Set Guidelines

London – 8 June, 2010 – After years of calling for tighter controls in cosmetic surgery in Britain, top UK surgeons are delighted to provide key input at a new committee in Brussels, so that Europe-wide standards can finally be... Read more

Statement regarding PIP implants warning from the MHRA

London - 31 March 2010 - As the discovery that the substance inside a cut-price breast implant is not what had been tested initially to make its use legal, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk), the not-for-profit... Read more

Top surgeon denounces self-professed 'pioneers'

British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Hits Out at ‘Outrageous’ Marketing Claims

London – 3rd February, 2010 – When approached about claims that a particular surgeon was responsible for “pioneering and introducing most of the cosmetic surgery procedures that are available today”, the British... Read more

Britons still find ways to perk up

London, UK – 31 January 2010 – Britons still found ways to perk up during (arguably the worst period in) the recession, according to the latest audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk),... Read more