Episode 294 · What's trending

What's Trending in Aesthetics? (Chapter 10)

With hosts Dr Jake Sloane and David Segal

About this episode

In What's Trending in Aesthetics? we discuss the topics doing the rounds on social media, in injector forums and in the news: the controversies, big stories and themes getting our industry talking.

In Chapter 10 we discuss a week of highly controversial media scrutiny of the injectables industry in Australia, exploring the three main articles: one on the telehealth injectables 'goldrush', one on how the industry allegedly preys on insecurities, and one on thousands of illegal ads for cosmetic injectables and slimming injections.

We discuss media bias and sensationalism, telehealth and nurse autonomy, complications and safety, patient consent, body dysmorphia in cosmetic consultations, advertising violations and how regulatory change may affect the industry.

What you'll learn

  • What the media got right and wrong about injectables
  • How telehealth prescribing works and its risks
  • Improving patient consent and understanding
  • Screening for body dysmorphia in consultations
  • Avoiding advertising violations
  • Where regulation may head next

Topics

  • What's trending
  • Regulation
  • Telehealth
  • Consent
  • Body dysmorphia
  • Advertising
  • Australia

Full transcript

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