Call for cosmetic surgery advert ban
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Baaps) wants to ban cosmetic surgery adverts and to force surgeons to have annual checks, in a bid to get rid of cowboy practitioners. Baaps said cosmetic surgery as a medical procedure should not be advertised, in the same way that the promotion of prescription medicines is banned. […]
Government recommends insurance plan for cosmetic surgery
A compulsory insurance scheme for cosmetic surgery patients could be set up following the outcry over faulty PIP breast implants, the medical director of the NHS said. Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, who is heading a government review into the cosmetic surgery industry in the wake of the scandal, told the BBC the scheme would be […]
Victoria Beckham: where have my pert breasts gone?
It seems that after giving birth to her fourth child Victoria Beckham is starting to worry about droopy boobs! A friend of the singer-turned-fashion-designer was quoted in NOW Magazine saying that she’s considering getting a boob job now she’s stopped breast-feeding five-month-old Harper. ‘She doesn’t want them any bigger than a B cup, but she’d […]
PIP Implants: a failure of regulation?
by Dr Mark Harrison, Director Harley Aesthetics The Problem The current situation is that over the last 10 years 40,000 women in the UK have been given PIP breast implants that contain industrial grade silicone rather than medical grade silicone. The direct result of this was that PIP made a £10 cost saving on the […]
Buffalo schools pay for teachers’ nip-tucks
Teachers in Buffalo, New York state, get cosmetic surgery procedures paid for by the public school system as part of their employment contract, costing the taxpayer an estimated $5.2 million (£3.4 million) a year. Introduced in the 1970s to cover the cost of reconstructive surgery, the special rider on the contracts has sparked a row […]
More men getting cosmetic surgery to boost looks and confidence
It’s not just women who are striving for physical perfection, an increasing number of men are turning to cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance. Male patients now account for around 10 per cent of all cosmetic surgery procedures carried out in the UK, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, and the latest […]
Cameron Diaz: Are Those Boob Job Rumours True?
Recent photos of a slightly bustier Diaz circulating around the Internet have sparked rumors that the 39-year-old actress went under the knife. What adds an elemant of truth to the rumours is that the growth in her breast area isn’t down to weight gain – Diaz looks as slim and toned as ever. With Diaz’s […]
Celebrity Big Brother’s Georgia Salpa wants cosmetic surgery
Celebrity Big Brother’s Georgia Salpa revealed to fellow housemates that she wants cosmetic surgery on her lips, nose and cheekbones. The Irish lingerie model said she wanted bigger lips, a smaller nose and better cheekbones and would be willing to go under the knife to enhance her looks. Playboy twins Kristina and Karissa Shannon brought […]
‘Bridalplasty’ becoming a big part of wedding preparations
Brides-to-be have long gone to some far extremes to make their wedding days as perfect as possible, but new figures have shown that many are now even going under the cosmetic surgeon's knife just to look perfect on their big days, in a new phenomenon dubbed 'bridalplasty'. One of these brides, Linsey Ray, told the […]
Study specifies health benefits of bariatric surgery
A new study by Swedish researchers has put a figure on the knock-on health benefits that bariatric surgery can have for formerly obese people. The effects of weight loss surgery have long been considered to aide the long-term health prospects of severely overweight people. The new research, carried out by scientists at Sweden's University of […]