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It's not often that British porn stars get mentioned in The Sunday Times, so you may be interested in have a gander at this -




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"Surgeon who hit big time on TV probed"

probed is what he should be

Has any1 got pics of cathys new tits?...........................

See Woodgnomes post:

Does anyone other than me find the involvement of an organisation called "BAAPS" ironically amusing?

Red-hot pokers come to mind . . .

rdm glad u spotted that too. There should def be some sort of policing so to speak of plastic specialists so this sort of thing cant happn. But the BAAPS thing lol how funny

Hi all
not being funny but how many girls actually go under the knife without checking out the surgeon in the first place! for such a huge op with many risks involved i personally would check every available register before signing any consent form, word of mouth is not good enough in these case's as back street surgeons mainly get business by this factor alone.
what a sorry state of affairs this is!
anyways peeps luv n hugs
Karina xxxx

I hate to appeal to Dibble but how do I get to read the news item without paying?

Mart

Just click on the link I provided. If that dosen't work for you (it's working for me) then here's what it said -

The Sunday Times
September 19, 2004

'Surgeon who hit big time on TV probed' by Sarah-Kate Templeton

"THE doctor who carried out the biggest breast enlargement in Britain for live television is facing an investigation into his conduct. Separately, it has emerged that he is not a qualified specialist plastic surgeon.

Shiva Singh, who fitted the porn actress Cathy Barry with record-breaking implants to fulfil her wish to have the largest breasts in the glamour industry, holds insufficient qualifications to be a consultant plastic surgeon in the National Health Service.

Now the London Bridge hospital, where Singh works, is to call him before its committee responsible for ethics. The General Medical Council (GMC) is also studying the television programme and may take action.

Singh maintains that he is qualified to carry out the procedure and acted responsibly. He accuses his critics of trying to preserve a ?monopoly?.

Barry?s operation took three times as long as a regular breast augmentation because Singh needed three attempts to insert the implants, the size of rugby balls, into her breasts.

She revealed her new 34JJ bust last Saturday on Cosmetic Surgery Live, shown on Five.

The operation has been branded unethical. Dr Richard Nicholson, editor of the Bulletin of Medical Ethics, said: ?There are some uses of medical skills that are unethical and I would say this is one of them.?

Singh?s lack of specialist qualifications has reignited debate over the regulation of the booming ?300m plastic surgery market. Cosmetic operations such as breast enlargement were once seen as the preserve of the elite, but their use by stars such as Jordan has given them mass appeal.

The Department of Health has admitted to concerns about the industry. A review of this branch of surgery, commissioned by Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, is understood to be planning to recommend new rules limiting the number of surgeons who can carry out operations.

At present, any basically qualified surgeon is permitted to offer the procedures. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) advises members of the public to be treated by surgeons on the specialist register of the GMC.

Singh is not on this register, although he has a basic registration as a doctor. He is permitted to carry out plastic surgery only because he began offering the service before April 2002.

Since then, all doctors who set up as plastic surgeons have had to be on the specialist register. Since 1997 doctors have also been required to be registered specialists before they take up a permanent consultant?s post in the NHS.

In addition, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) urges patients to look for surgeons with the FRCS (Plast) qualification, which shows they are fully trained in plastic surgery.

Norman Waterhouse, president of the BAAPS, said surgeons not on the specialist register should be barred. ?There are a lot of people calling themselves cosmetic surgeons who have no formal training. We are pressing for them not to be allowed to carry out cosmetic surgery,? he said.

Singh, however, has accused the RCS and the BAAPS of trying to monopolise the industry. ?This is all about money. The RCS has a strong lobby of plastic surgeons who want to monopolise the market. They will do anything to stop people who are not on the specialist register, or those who do not belong to their organisation, practising cosmetic surgery,? he said. ?The BAAPS is trying take away the competition.?

When the GMC specialist register was introduced in 1996, doctors who had been practising for years could apply if they had an NHS consultant post. Singh did not qualify because he left the health service in the 1980s, before he became a consultant.

London Bridge hospital strongly defends Singh?s surgical record, but he will be called before its medical advisory committee. The GMC said it would be ?requesting a copy of the programme and will take any action necessary after studying it?


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