Vikas Thakur / / 7 min readFrom September 22, 2025, Google Ads stopped restricting mature cosmetic procedure ads under its Sexual Content policy. AHPRA's before/after and outcome-claim bans for Australian cosmetic clinics have not moved at all.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readThe TGA issued 5 infringement notices totalling $19,800 to a Victorian nurse and a Victorian individual on 17 June 2026 over unapproved injectables never listed on the ARTG. The import case is not a website problem on its own, but the same enforcement priority pulls in whatever a clinic site says about product sourcing.
Vikas Thakur / / 7 min readTikTok's March 2026 policy update lets licensed cosmetic surgery advertisers run before/after ads in the USA and Canada only. AHPRA's before/after ban still applies to every Australian clinic, on every platform.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readThe TGA's 27 January 2026 safety alert confirms a third fake Botox batch, C8478C4, entering Australia 201 days after its first 2025 warning. Most cosmetic clinic websites give a patient no way to check genuine product sourcing before they book.
Vikas Thakur / / 10 min readFrom 1 July 2026 the TGA can fine a body corporate up to $21,840 and an individual up to $4,368 per infringement notice for non-compliant advertising, a faster administrative track that sits well below AHPRA's $120,000 civil penalty ceiling but can stack per breach.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readThe TGA's Advertising Code consultation confirms Section 24's paid testimonial ban stays, with a sunscreen influencer exception explicitly declined, while new SaMD/AI disclosure and ARTG display proposals target the exact software clinics run on their websites.