Toronto cosmetic surgeon known as Dr.6ix suspended over social media posts of intimate cosmetic surgeries Posting photos and videos on social media became a routine part of his operation, while his website promotes the clinic’s breast augmentation, facelifts and mommy makeovers
Author of the article: Adrian Humphreys
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 8 hours ago • 5 minute read • Dr. Martin Jugenburg, who runs a high-end clinic in Toronto, was ordered to appear before the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for a public reprimand and his registration suspended for six months. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post/File
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While he continues to post all types of photos (many of them quite graphic) for his 142,000+ Instagram followers, the disciplinary committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has now ordered the suspension of Jugenburg s licence for six months as a result of its own investigation and hearings.
The doctor had been cited for professional misconduct multiple times in the past over his social media postings. He was previously ordered to, and has since removed, video surveillance recording devices from any areas where patient encounters occur or may occur, which involve or may involve patients moving or removing clothing.
A Toronto cosmetic surgeon and self-styled social media influencer will be unable to practice medicine for six months after a disciplinary committee found he…
Posted: May 14, 2021 4:21 PM ET | Last Updated: May 14
Dr. Martin Jugenburg is shown in a consultation room at his clinic, the Toronto Cosmetic Surgery Institute, in 2018. (CBC)
A Toronto plastic surgeon and self-styled social media influencer has had his licence to practise medicine suspended.
In a decision released on May 12, the disciplinary committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) suspended the licence of Dr. Martin Jugenburg who goes by Dr. 6ix on social media for six months over inappropriate online posts and for his use of surveillance cameras in his downtown Toronto clinic.
The decision sparked a mixed reaction from a woman who visited Jugenburg s clinic, the Toronto Cosmetic Surgery Institute, in 2018.