
CANN – Developing an Identity Within a Workplace
How do you stand out in a large company, driven to mass production rather than a boutique style intimacy? As I look around different CANN nurse Instagram and Facebook pages, I am discovering some really inventive ways that some of…

CANN – Working in Isolation
CANN – Working in Isolation For many CANN nurses one of our greatest challenges is that we work mostly alone. This can lead to a sense of isolation and a potential lowered awareness of what is happening in the cosmetic…

How to become a Cosmetic Nurse in NZ?
Cosmetic nursing is exciting, evolving, challenging and rewarding career choice. To excel in this career you need to enjoy working with people, have a passion for anatomy & physiology and be able to work independently whilst under the guidance of…

‘Backstreet’ beauty clinics operating in New Zealand
Cosmetic medicine professionals say that unqualified operators are putting the public at risk. Unqualified people are performing cosmetic procedures and importing unregistered medicines, a professional body for the country’s cosmetic medicine practitioners warns. In one case which has

Non Healthcare
I’ve been dealing with a lot of negative comments and messages from non-medical injectors during my complications course launch. Many imply I don’t really care about safety because I won’t train them. Here’s the reason why I will never train…

The world’s leading cosmetic
The world’s leading cosmetic surgeons claim thousands of people face permanent damage from new facial “filler” injections. They warn the risks faced by people having such treatments in the UK have also increased because of government failure to regulate “cowboys”.

Use of dermal fillers regulated after reports of blindness and disfigurement become more prevalent?
CANN – Cosmetic Appearance Medicine Nurses of New Zealand want the use of dermal fillers regulated after reports of blindness and disfigurement become more prevalent Dermal fillers are not currently regulated In a rare complication, filler injected near the nose,…

Sydney woman Jean Huang
Sydney woman Jean Huang died after a botched breast procedure at her beauty clinic in August. Dr Hans Raetz, the president of the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine, has shared concerns about unqualified people doing medical procedures with the…

Dr Hans Raetz
Dr Hans Raetz, the president of the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine, has taken his concerns about unqualified people doing medical procedures to the Ministry of Health. Two sources in the cosmetic medicine field said that the Auckland woman…