A cosmetic surgeon who was dismissed  by a Plymouth treatment centre was subsequently caught performing a four-hour liposuction procedure in the basement of an unregistered clinic in London’s Mayfair, a misconduct hearing was told.

Dr David Anthony Waghorn  is alleged to have told CQC inspectors that he planned to store the clinical waste from the op in his fridge at home until he could dispose of it at a hospital.

That suggests at least some concern regarding safe management of clinical wastes, if not a similar care of his patient.

If this particular ploy had succeeded, of dumping the liposuction waste at an NHS hospital so the it was safely processed but at the taxpayers expense, all might have been well. If not, he could have considered the approach of a US surgeon who was planning to develop a fat bank for patient’s to use later if they felt they needed a bit of filler.

And if that is no good, collect all that fat and use it as a fuel to run your car. It’s not a new or original idea, and goes back even further in our archives, to 2006, when a Norwegian surgeon working in Miami proposed the use of fat from liposuction procedure as a biofuel.

It takes all sorts.