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Surgery review welcomed by Blackburn Rovers legend Colin Hendry’s family (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Surgery review welcomed by Blackburn Rovers legend Colin Hendry’s family

6:30pm Thursday 16th August 2012 in News by Jessica Cree, Ribble Valley reporter

DAUGHTER Rheagan Hendry and Denise Hendry

A MAJOR review into cosmetic surgery has been welcomed by campaigner and Blackburn Rovers legend Colin Hendry and his family The government inquiry is being launched in light of the PIP scandal.

Hendry’s wife Denise, 43, died in 2009 after a series of mistakes made during cosmetic surgery procedures. since then he and his family have campaigned for better regulation.

Daughter Rheagan Hendry said: “My mother was not made aware of the risks. If she had been she may still have been here. there are some plastic surgeons who are just interested in making a sale.”

NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh, who will lead the inquiry, said he fears many people do not realise such procedures can have lifelong implications.

The review was requested by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley after concerns about cosmetic surgery were raised following the public outcry over faulty PIP breast implants and could lead to tighter regulation of the industry.

Sir Bruce said: “The recent problems with PIP breast implants have shone a light on the cosmetic surgery industry. Many questions have been raised, particularly around the regulation of clinics, whether all practitioners are adequately qualified, how well people are advised when money is changing hands, aggressive marketing techniques, and what prot- ection is available when things go wrong…

“That’s why I have put together this review committee to advise me in making recommendations to Government on how we can better protect people who choose to have surgery or cosmetic interventions.”

An expert panel, including PIP campaigner Catherine Kydd, former medical director of Bupa Andrew Vallance-Owen and editor of Marie Claire magazine Trish Halpin, will gather evidence before making recommendations to the Government next March.

Members of the public are also being asked to share their experiences of cosmetic surgery and views on issues.

mr Lansley has specifically asked the review to consider implementing a national implant register, for products such as breast implants, to identify all those who received the product and details of their operation.

Fazel Fatah, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said: “We are delighted that the review is now under way.

“The BAAPS has been campaigning for many years for better regulations of the cosmetic surgery sector to protect patients.”

Comments (4)

forever-a-blue-jean says…

Its a shame that these women feel the need for surgery. maybe if their husbands made them feel secure in their marriage they wouldn’t be insecure enough to take up the plastic surgery option. forever-a-blue-jean

RUinsane says…

forever-a-blue-jean wrote: Its a shame that these women feel the need for surgery. maybe if their husbands made them feel secure in their marriage they wouldn’t be insecure enough to take up the plastic surgery option.If all else fails, blame it on a man. [quote][p][bold]forever-a-blue-jean[/bold] wrote: Its a shame that these women feel the need for surgery. maybe if their husbands made them feel secure in their marriage they wouldn’t be insecure enough to take up the plastic surgery option.[/p][/quote]If all else fails, blame it on a man. RUinsane

Surgery review welcomed by Blackburn Rovers legend Colin Hendry’s family (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Cosmetic Surgery Industry Faces Overhaul

The NHS chief tasked with carrying out a Government review into the cosmetic surgery industry says he aims to raise standards and target “grubby practices”.

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director at the NHS, was asked by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to examine whether the industry needs tighter control following the PIP breast implant scandal.

Sir Bruce will also look at whether people have enough information before deciding to have surgery, and whether they have received the right aftercare.

An estimated 47,000 British women are thought to have had PIP implants, which tests showed were filled with non-medical grade silicone intended for use in mattresses.

NHS experts also found the implants were twice as likely to rupture as other brands.

Sir Bruce told Sky News: “We had trouble contacting women that had had breast implants because there was no central record of who had had what. And women who had undergone a procedure in good faith found themselves high and dry when things went wrong.”

Talking about the industry as a whole, he added: “The consumer can reasonably expect that whatever is being put into them meets a certain standard.

“Also they have a right that whoever is putting it in is adequately qualified and properly trained, and they can expect there is a regulatory environment that assures that the first two practices are happening.”

he pointed out that there are some parts of the industry that function in a very responsible, ethical way but there are “some pretty grubby practices”.

Sir Bruce said he was concerned about people winning surgery in raffles, discounts for introducing friends, a buy one-get-one-free attitude and some “pretty hard core advertising”.

he said people need to be given “proper information and proper time to digest that information”.

he also said: “I am concerned that too many people do not realise how serious cosmetic surgery is and do not consider the life-long implications – and potential complications – it can have.”

Mr Lansley has asked that the review considers a national implant register, making it routine practice for surgeons to register all devices – from breast implants to hip replacements.

The register could be used to detect trends and identify individual patients. Clinics could also be required to join a scheme similar to that run by the travel industry, meaning patients would have protection if a company went bust.

The review could also recommend a tightening of the rules on anti-ageing dermal fillers. at the moment, they only require basic safety checks and can be legally injected by anyone.

a minimum training requirement for cosmetic surgeons could also be introduced. a new ComRes survey found that 45% of women who said they would have considered surgery before the scare, now said they were less likely to have it.

The body which represents plastic surgeons has backed better regulation.

Fazel Fatah, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said: “We would like the review to take this opportunity to draw a clear line between cosmetic treatments that are seen as a commodity and cosmetic surgery that is serious medical treatment which must be provided by fully trained and qualified surgeons.”

Cosmetic Surgery Industry Faces Overhaul

Review of cosmetic surgery launched

A major review into cosmetic surgery is being launched in light of the PIP scandal.

NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh, who will lead the inquiry, said he fears many people do not realise such procedures can have lifelong implications.

The review was requested by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley after concerns about cosmetic surgery were raised following the public outcry over faulty PIP breast implants and could lead to tighter regulation of the industry.

Sir Bruce said: “The recent problems with PIP breast implants have shone a light on the cosmetic surgery industry. Many questions have been raised, particularly around the regulation of clinics, whether all practitioners are adequately qualified, how well people are advised when money is changing hands, aggressive marketing techniques, and what protection is available when things go wrong… That’s why I have put together this review committee to advise me in making recommendations to Government on how we can better protect people who choose to have surgery or cosmetic interventions.”

An expert panel, including PIP campaigner Catherine Kydd, former medical director of Bupa Andrew Vallance-Owen and editor of Marie Claire magazine Trish Halpin, will gather evidence before making recommendations to the Government next March. Members of the public are also being asked to share their experiences of cosmetic surgery and views on issues including the safety of products used in such procedures, care during and after treatment, and how much advice is given to those considering surgery.

Mr Lansley has specifically asked the review to consider implementing a national implant register, for products such as breast implants, to identify all those who received the product and details of their operation.

Fazel Fatah, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said: “We are delighted that the review is now under way. the BAAPS has been campaigning for many years for better regulations of the cosmetic surgery sector to protect patients. the BAAPS will fully co-operate with the process at all its stages as we would like to ensure a positive outcome from the review that provides safety and security for patients who choose to have cosmetic surgery, and to end unethical practices of patient inducements on the basis of cost.”

Sir Bruce has promised to clean up the “grubby areas” of an industry that he says does not give patients enough protection, according to the Times. he said that though there were some very good clinics his inquiry would raise hard questions for the whole industry, telling the newspaper: “You can be a commercial operation that’s well run but are you an ethical operation? is your practice . . . driven purely by financial considerations?”

He said he was likely to recommend tighter rules in several key areas, such as making it routine practice for surgeons to register all devices – from breast implants to hip replacements – on a detailed register that could be used to detect trends and trace individual patients, and requiring clinics to join a scheme, similar to that run by the travel industry, that would offer patients protection if a company went bust.

Other measures could include tightening the rules on anti-ageing dermal fillers, which require only basic safety checks and can legally be injected by anyone, and introducing minimum training requirements for surgeons carrying out cosmetic procedures, he told the newspaper.

Review of cosmetic surgery launched

British cosmetic surgeons urge clampdown

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said there was a “cowboy” system in the cosmetic procedure market and proposed tightening up regulation with a six-point plan.

The government ordered a review into the industry after a health scare over the PIP implants possibly rupturing. some 40,000 women in Britain have PIP implants.

It is being headed by Professor Bruce Keogh, the medical director of the state-run .

A spokeswoman for BAAPS said: “The worrying trend in this industry is in particular the way surgery is marketed, such as the two-for one offers. Women are being encouraged to keep going back for more surgery.”

Keogh said Friday that an insurance scheme similar to that in the travel industry could be introduced.

A breast implant register is also under consideration by the government to record details of all operations.

BAAPS President Fazel Fatah welcomed the review.

He said: “It is an absolute joy for us at the BAAPS to hear that this year, the government will be examining the lax regulations in our sector.

“We understand MPs will review areas such as psychological counselling for cosmetic surgery patients and the unscrupulous marketing activities of many firms which take advantage of the young and the vulnerable.”

The BAAPS plan for stronger regulation also includes re-classifying dermal fillers as medicines and introducing compulsory registration of practioners in aesthetic medicine and lasers.

Some experts believe facial fillers, used to eradicate wrinkles, will be the next scandal to hit the industry because few qualifications are required to administer them.

(c) 2012 AFP

British cosmetic surgeons urge clampdown