Academic shines spotlight on unregulated plastic surgery industry

By Anna Patty
Updated April 18 2015 - 12:24am, first published April 17 2015 - 11:45pm
Amy Rickhuss was rushed to Westmead Hospital after a cardiac problem during breast implant surgery at The Cosmetic Institute.
Amy Rickhuss was rushed to Westmead Hospital after a cardiac problem during breast implant surgery at The Cosmetic Institute.

When Amy Rickhuss was wheeled out of a cosmetic surgery clinic and into an ambulance to Westmead hospital, it set off a chain of responses pitting a high-profile academic against a booming cosmetic surgery business.

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