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Doctors should be prevented from performing plastic surgery outside their speciality, according to the Royal College of Surgeons.
It told the BBC the current rules allowed "GPs to do nose jobs" and that was "a big problem" for patients.
The organisation wants a new system to certify surgeons for each procedure.
Bodies that represent plastic surgeons say they support the idea, but it would only help patients if it was "mandatory and policed".
The whole industry has been under intense scrutiny since thousands of women were fitted with sub-standard breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30932585
Seems obvious! 😱
It told the BBC the current rules allowed "GPs to do nose jobs" and that was "a big problem" for patients.
The organisation wants a new system to certify surgeons for each procedure.
Bodies that represent plastic surgeons say they support the idea, but it would only help patients if it was "mandatory and policed".
The whole industry has been under intense scrutiny since thousands of women were fitted with sub-standard breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30932585
Seems obvious! 😱