Korean surgery firm Restory cancels Sydney event with unregistered doctors
The company said the two doctors will not travel to Australia. It also pulled its ads.
A South Korean cosmetic surgery company cancelled a two-day Sydney event after the ABC raised questions. Future patients were due to meet two Korean doctors.
The doctors are not registered to practise in Australia. National laws ban doctors who are not registered in Australia from giving medical consultations here.
The company said its ads may have made it seem the doctors would come to Sydney. The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons has warned about the risks of overseas surgery.
The society says a face lift in Australia usually starts at about $25,000. The society's president, Dr Brigid Corrigan, urged anyone thinking about surgery overseas to get a second opinion.
Dr Corrigan said you cannot be sure an overseas surgeon has the same training and experience.
- Two days, appointment only
- Event length
- Two doctors not registered in Australia
- Doctors involved
- Usually from about $25,000
- Australian face lift price
Why it mattersIf surgery overseas goes wrong, Australian surgeons may have to fix it. The society's president is worried about this.
AustraliaOverseas companies recruiting Australian patients are not subject to the same advertising rules as local surgeons.
✓ Claims checked against the source. checked 58 min ago
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