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Vikas Thakur / / 6 min readAustralia performs more than 500,000 cosmetic procedures a year, according to ACCSM's 2023 national survey. A narrower ISAPS count of board-certified plastic surgeons alone puts 2024 volume at 177,502. Here's why the numbers differ.
Vikas Thakur / / 14 min readNSW caps a cosmetic injectable prescription at 6 months under section 68C of its Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008. At least five other states allow 12 months from a single consultation. Here's what each state's Poisons Act says about Schedule 4 stock, penalties, and licensing, current as of July 2026.
Vikas Thakur / / 12 min readOnly 2 of Australia's 8 states and territories, NSW and Queensland, have published rules specific to who can hold and inject Schedule 4 cosmetic medicines. Queensland's 2025 clarification put an estimated 600 nurse-led clinics at risk of closure.
Vikas Thakur / / 13 min readA Melbourne medical group faced a $2 million to $5 million backdated payroll tax bill after contractor doctors were reclassified as employees. Cosmetic and injectable clinics get none of the GP-specific relief now available in Queensland, Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readAustralia's cosmetic dentistry market was worth USD 369.2 million in 2022 and is forecast to hit USD 1,119.4 million by 2030, a 14.9% CAGR, according to Grand View Research. Full segment and procedure breakdown.
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Vikas Thakur / / 7 min readDedicated aesthetic clinics in Australia are growing at a 13.02% CAGR through 2031, according to Mordor Intelligence's Australia Aesthetic Devices Market report. Full data breakdown and what it means for clinic marketing.