Making cosmetic procedures in Australia safer

Ahpra is committed to making both surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer. We encourage patients and practitioners to report unsafe practice and we want to give people the tools to make safer choices.

Check registration status

Look up a practitioner

Tell us about unsafe practice

Submit a concern

Check registration status

Look up a practitioner

Tell us about unsafe practice

Submit a concern
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Making cosmetic procedures in Australia safer

Ahpra is committed to making cosmetic procedures safer. We encourage patients and practitioners to report unsafe practice and we want to give people the tools to make safer choices.

Call our Cosmetic Surgery Hotline

Our Cosmetic Surgery Hotline, 1300 361 041, is where patients can tell us about their bad experiences. A specialised team is here to listen Monday to Friday 9am–5pm AEST. Concerns can be lodged confidentially so the practitioner will not know the name of the person who complained. You can also submit a concern online.

Don’t let what happened to you happen to someone else. Report your bad cosmetic surgery experience and help protect others.

Information for practitioners

Find out what you need to know about practice guidelines and your advertising obligations on our practitioner information page.

Information for the public

Are you thinking of having cosmetic surgery? Have you had a bad experience and want to know if you can report it?

Latest news

Booming billion-dollar cosmetic industry on notice with new cosmetic procedures guidelines

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Advance copies of guidelines published
Protections for patients seeking non-surgical cosmetic procedures have been strengthened by the release of new guidelines for nurses, dentists and other health practitioners.
Learn more about the guidelines

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Non-surgical cosmetic procedures

Guidelines for registered health practitioners who perform non-surgical cosmetic procedures

Guidelines for advertising higher risk non-surgical cosmetic procedures

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Non-surgical cosmetic procedures

Keep up to date with the latest information for non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

What to do if surgery goes wrong

Find out where you can report a bad experience with cosmetic surgery.

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MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Practitioners can help make cosmetic surgery safer

What you need to do – follow the new practice and advertising guidelines.

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Cosmetic surgery advertising guidelines

New visual guide for advertising changes

Cosmetic surgery advertising obligations

FAQs about the advertising changes

Ahpra registration checklist

REGISTRATION

Establishing an endorsement for cosmetic surgery

Cosmetic surgery reform is underway, which will establish higher professional standards.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

What to ask before a cosmetic procedure

Advice about how to choose a qualified practitioner, what to expect in your appointments and the questions you should ask about safety.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Independent review of cosmetic surgery

The final report from the Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery was published in September 2022.