Published 20:22 IST, November 30th 2021

Australian doctor barred from practice for filming TikTok video in between surgeries

Social media addiction has rendered a heavy blow on the blooming career of Australia-based plastic surgeon Dr Daniel Aronov, who has 13 mn followers on TikTok.

Reported by: Dipaneeta Das
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Social media addiction has rendered a heavy blow on blooming career of a plastic surgeon based in Australia. Dr Daniel Arov, who has over 13 million followers on TikTok will w longer be able to practice any kind of surgical procedure unsupervised after several patients complained against him for filming TikTok videos midway through cosmetic surgeries, Sydney Morning Herald reported, citing a ruling by Australian Health Practitioner Regulation ncy (AHPRA). Additionally, famous plastic surgeon has also been asked to remove his social media posts that are related to surgical procedures, as per Newsweek.

According to Insider, Dr. Arov's TikTok account 'vanished' two weeks ago and his Instagram 'OnlyFans' p on Instagram was also taken down after AHPRA raised concerns over his medical conduct. While Dr Arov did t just post snips from his surgeries, he also shared lesser-kwn facts about cosmetic operations taking a break from work midway to perform short dance segments and more, LadBible added. However, amusing social media popularity did t go down well after a patient named Jackie complained of botched chin surgery, saying that she was left in pain after Dr Arov did her facelift.

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Complaints and more on Dr Arov's surgical procedures

Jackie told Australian news show 'A Current Affair' that she was 'traumatised' after she was left awake during removal of excess fat from her jaw and around her neck. According to Insider, a patient named Donna Patterson had signed up for a breast liposuction procedure with Dr Arov at Dr Daniel Lanzer's clinic in Melbourne. However, for two years she was left with excruciating pain in her chest and later had to undergo corrective surgery. Ar woman had also claimed that doctor shared her surgery foot without her consent.

Dr. Arov fiasco

fiasco began after Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 'Four Corners did an investigative series on Dr. Daniel Arov, in collaboration with Sydney Morning Herald and . joint investigation documentary was conducted after re were reported allegations of medical misconduct against Dr. Arov at clinic. AHPRA also launched an extensive probe after documentary aired. Following this, Dr. Lanzer on October 30 has stated that he would t practice medicine in Australia while inquiry continued. Later, Dr. Arov in vember also told 'A Current Affair' that he had resigned from his position to "take some time off."

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19:46 IST, November 30th 2021