CPCA Doctors Available for Expert Comment on Cosmetic Procedures
Bella Media and Raw Vision Marketing are excited to announce their appointment by the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA) as its PR and communications agency. The appointment is timely with the recent media focus on patient safety and the importance of doctors’ expertise, as the CPCA is committed to ensuring that medical experience, safety […]
CPCA Welcomes TGA’s Advice for Advertising of Cosmetic Services by Health Professionals
The Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA) welcomes the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA’s) decision to publish directions for health professionals and beauty clinics regarding the advertising of cosmetic services using Schedule 4 (prescription-only) substances, such as botulinum toxin, and the fines that apply for breaching guidelines of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. The TGA’s advice […]
Men’s Trends in Cosmetic Surgery
Aussie blokes’ attitudes to non-surgical cosmetic treatments to combat premature ageing have changed significantly in recent years. The latest survey1 conducted by the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA), indicates 75 per cent of Australian men now think it’s acceptable to have anti-ageing treatments to address premature ageing. The CPCA’s 2014 survey found less than […]
CPCA Warns of the Dangers of IPL Treatments by Unqualified Practitioners
The Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA) is increasingly concerned about public safety following another story (published by a West Australian newspaper) about patients suffering serious injuries from treatments using intense pulsed light (IPL) equipment conducted by someone without the appropriate training. Laser and IPL devices provide a good treatment option for a number of […]
One Third of Australians Consider Non-surgical Cosmetic Treatments
Figures released today from the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia’s (CPCA) latest annual survey of attitudes to non-surgical cosmetic procedures suggests that more Australians than ever are considering such treatments (35 per cent) and just over a quarter of respondents (26 per cent) having had a procedure in the last month – double the amount […]
More Australians Taking Risks with Non-surgical Cosmetic Treatments
The latest finding from the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA) annual survey has found that one in ten Australians (10 per cent) admit to having non-surgical cosmetic treatments performed in a home environment, rather than at a doctor’s clinic1 – almost double the number compared with the 2015 survey. The survey, which has been […]
Australia’s Spend on Cosmetic Treatments Tops $1 Billion
Australian’s are continuing to spend up on cosmetic procedures, according to figures released by the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA). The estimates reveal Australian’s annual spend on minimally or non-invasive cosmetic procedures has topped the $1 billion mark for the first time. CPCA estimates show that dermal filler injections, which can be used to […]
Medical leaders join together for annual Non-Surgical Symposium
The Non-Surgical Symposium (NSS) is returning to Australia again on June 2nd and will draw together hundreds of medical practitioners from across the country. The NSS, which started in 2012, is co-hosted by the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA) and the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), and is the premier conference for […]
CPCA calls for a clearer picture from Medical Board
The Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA) is broadly supportive of the Medical Board of Australia’s (MBA’s) newly issued guidelines on cosmetic medical and surgical procedures. However, the CPCA does have significant concerns about specific elements of the guidelines. In particular, while point 7.2 of the guideline rightly states that prescribing of Schedule 4 medications […]
Blokes buy into cosmetic procedures as part of regular grooming routine
Women have long been told, that a stitch in time saves nine, when it comes to facial aging. Men, it appears, are catching up. The latest survey1 by the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA), indicated that 79 per cent of Aussie blokes, who have undertaken some form of non-surgical cosmetic intervention, consider it a […]
