The rise and fall of Melbourne boob job clinic Avenue Aesthetic: Federal Court orders liquidation as insiders reveal what went wrong and founder surgeon moves to Texas

Melbourne clinic Avenue Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has been ordered by the Federal Court to wind up because of insolvency. The order follows an application by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation and raises questions about what the closure means for creditors, including any patients or staff owed money.

The clinic operated as Taras Operations Pty Ltd in Malvern and was ordered into insolvency on 30 October, with liquidator Ian Grant appointed; it must also pay $3,000 in legal costs. Sources cited in the article blamed prolonged Covid lockdowns, restrictions on non-urgent surgery and negative patient reviews for the clinic’s difficulties. Co-founder Dr Angie Taras moved to Texas earlier this year and is practising at a Dallas clinic; neither she nor former colleague Dr Kwok Hao Lie is accused of wrongdoing.