00:00 Very good. I'm going to get you to pop on these glasses.
00:04 Jayden Velarde hasn't looked back since achieving his dream of getting porcelain veneers.
00:10 The main issue that I had with my teeth personally, and not everyone will agree with me, is they
00:15 were gappy, so there was gaps in between them and they weren't really proportionate to one
00:22 another. They were all different shapes and sizes.
00:25 Veneers are effectively thin shells bonded to teeth. The 25-year-old FIFO worker went
00:31 from this to this.
00:33 I've wanted a nice smile since I was 15. It was $21,000 for absolutely everything start
00:40 to finish, which in my opinion is absolutely priceless.
00:45 Jayden says he made a fully informed decision to go ahead with the procedure, but authorities
00:51 say not all young people are being made aware of the risks and ongoing costs.
00:56 People may not have really understood that when they're having veneers done, say for
01:01 example the upper front teeth being burred back to create space for the veneers, that
01:07 this is a lifelong project that they've undertaken and would require lifelong maintenance as
01:12 they go forward.
01:14 They're planning stronger safeguards across the non-surgical cosmetics sector, everything
01:19 from veneers to Botox and fillers.
01:22 Included in the changes, practitioners would have to avoid advertising that glamorises
01:27 cosmetic procedures, avoid misleading before and after photos and assess patients for psychological
01:34 conditions.
01:36 This dentist is on board with the bulk of the proposals.
01:40 I think before and after pics, if they are unedited and they are actually realistic,
01:45 I think that's actually important. But as you know, there is a lot of photos that could
01:48 be photoshopped, there's a lot of AI that could be done on photos and they don't really
01:53 represent the treatment that's actually been completed.
01:59 The beauty industry agrees stronger rules are needed, but it's warned against the over-regulation
02:04 of advertising.
02:06 In this day and age, people do their research online and they shouldn't have that freedom
02:11 of information and freedom of choice removed from them. You know, knowledge is power.
02:16 The changes are being mainly welcomed by cosmetic surgeons who sometimes have to deal with complications
02:22 from injectable treatments. The beauty industry has underlined the need for more education.
02:28 We would rather see a shift towards education, excellence and the elevation of standards
02:34 rather than excessively harsh consequences for nurses and practitioners.
02:39 For Jaden, his new smile involves an ongoing financial commitment. His veneers will need
02:45 to be replaced in 10 to 15 years' time, but it's a cost he's prepared to pay.
02:51 You have a really good night and you look at the photos the next day and you might not
02:55 want to post it to social media because you don't like your smile. So I feel a lot more
02:59 confident just laughing and smiling and being more engaged in conversations.
03:03 Over 100 submissions to the plans are being reviewed before any changes are enforced.
03:09 Major surgery for a booming industry.
03:12 That's great.
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