Plastic surgeons operating without training

Patients who go under the plastic surgeon’s knife are often operated on by doctors with no specialist training, it has been claimed.

There has also been a growth in private clinics using “fly in, fly out” surgeons, which can leave patients with little comeback should anything go wrong.

The Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons (IAPS) has called for the urgent regulation of the sector to protect patients who may be damaged by work carried out by non-specialist surgeons.