News & Issues

NZAPS hosts national Plastic Reconstruction forum

The New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons/ Te Kāhui Whakamōhou Kiri hosted a meeting of key players responsible for the delivery of public plastic and…

NZAPS Submission on Women’s Health Stategy

The New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons/ Te Kāhui Whakamōhou Kiri made the following submission to the the Ministry of Health advocating for women’s health…

COVID-19

The New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons has urged New Zealanders to take extra care to avoid injury while we’re in self-isolation in response to…

Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) FAQs

Update on Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) and FAQs

Heated theatres, cadaver skin – how Whakaari/White Island burns victims are being treated

Read the full article below: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/118246296/heated-theatres-cadaver-skin–how-whakaariwhite-island-burns-victims-are-being-treated

Year of trauma: Christchurch Hospital staff responded to March 15, then Whakaari

Read the full article below: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/118169150/year-of-trauma-christchurch-hospital-staff-responded-to-march-15-then-whakaari?

Association sends condolences, acknowledges efforts of medical staff

The New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons would like to pass on its sincere condolences to those affected by the tragedy at Whakaari/White Island. “We…

Association sends condolences, acknowledges efforts of medical staff

The New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons would like to pass on its sincere condolences to those affected by the tragedy at Whakaari/White Island. “We…

NZ tipped to follow Australia’s limits on breast implants

Read the full article below: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/399856/nz-tipped-to-follow-australia-s-limits-on-breast-implants  

Breast Implants and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma – TGA Update

NZAPS Letter to Members re TGA Suspension of Sales of Some Breast Implants

Breast Implant Illness

https://www.renews.co.nz/breast-implant-illness/

The difference between BIA-ALCL and Breast Implant Illness

There can be some confusion between Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) and ‘Breast Implant Illness’ and whether they are the same thing….

Breast Implant Illness

NZAPS patient information statement on Breast Implant Illness. Statement on Breast Implant Illness July 2019

Kiwi’s breast implant experience: ‘My body was not happy with what I’d put into it’

Read the full article below: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/114513049/kiwis-breast-implant-experience-my-body-was-not-happy-with-what-id-put-into-it

Allergan’s textured breast implant products expected to be recalled in NZ

Read the full article below: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/114541007/allergans-textured-breast-implant-products-expected-to-be-recalled-in-nz

Kiwi plastic surgeon says the industry gets regularly approached for free surgeries by influencers

Read the full article below: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/113381742/kiwi-plastic-surgeon-says-the-industry-gets-regularly-approached-for-free-surgeries-by-influencers

Link between breast implants and rare form of cancer

Read the full article below https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/113631437/link-between-breast-implants-and-rare-form-of-cancer

Is social media creating unrealistic expectations of cosmetic surgery?

Read the full article below: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/is-social-media-creating-unrealistic-expectations-of-cosmetic-surgery/

A Bit of a Bust

Why a growing number of Kiwi women are having their breast implants removed

Read the full article below: https://www.noted.co.nz/health/health-health/why-a-growing-number-of-kiwi-women-are-having-their-breast-implants-removed

My breasts ruled my life: NZ women talks about life after surgery

Read the full article below: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=12166927

Breast Implant Safety

NZAPS supports the ICOBRA consensus statement that breast implants are well studied and generally safe. To read the full statement, please click on the link below:…

Botched breast surgery in Turkey: Kiwi ‘infected and deformed’

Read the full article below: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/108192536/botched-breast-surgery-in-turkey-kiwi-infected-and-deformed

‘Little fighter’: Auckland girl with rare Pfeiffer syndrome beats two-week life expectancy

Read the full article below: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/105191270/little-fighter-auckland-girl-with-rare-pfeiffer-syndrome-beats-twoweek-life-expectancy

NZAPS Position Statement on Gender Reassignment Surgery

To read the full statement, please click on the link below:- 2016-08-08 FINAL postiton statement on gender reassignment surgery

Decades long wait for gender reassignment surgery

Read the full story on the link below. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/79437864/decadeslong-wait-for-gender-reassignment-surgery

Position Statement on Overseas Plastic Surgery

2016-06-29 Postiton statement on overseas plastic surgery

Dog bite injuries a serious problem in New Zealand

Another dog attack on a young child has prompted the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons president Dr Sally Langley to call for tougher dog-control laws….

Medical Surgery Tourism and Cosmetic Cowboys

Caution is necessary for those considering travelling overseas for cosmetic or plastic surgery procedures or seeking surgery from surgeons without specialist surgical training. “Cosmetic Cowboys” 60 Minutes…

Melanoma

Careful monitoring and an accurate diagnosis is key to identifying which moles could develop into serious issues like melanoma and skin cancer. Melanoma is a…