Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Blog – Harley Medical Group

CITY boys are increasingly spending their redundancy cash on going under the knife to boost their chances of getting a new job, figures have revealed.

The trend, dubbed “City severance surgery”, saw a surge of almost 10 percent in facelifts for men in the last three months of 2008. (more…)

Economic slowdown or not, for some there’s always the money for self-improvement. While some 60 percent of US plastic surgeons may be complaining of a slowdown, their British counterparts are confident that the pink pound will see them through the recession – as new research reveals that nearly a quarter of gay men in Britain have gone under the knife. (more…)

Imagine going to extreme lengths to shift our excess pounds, only to end up with a body that looks even worse than it did to begin with.
‘Unfortunately that’s the reality for a lot of women, especially with the rising popularity of gastric bands,’ says cosmetic surgeon Dr Riccardo Frati. ‘We’re seeing a big increase in clients who have lost a lot of weight and been left with loose skin. There’s suddenly a demand for post-obesity surgery that will make their skin fit their new, slimmer figure.’ (more…)

Claire Thornton, 26, Leeds, Had Breast Augmentation at The Harley Medical Group.

Claire went from a size 14 to a size 8 and her breasts shrunk from a 36D to a 34B. She called them spaniel’s ears because they looked small and drooped and she really hated them. She was a confident and happy person but felt uncomfortable with her new shape. (more…)

The underarm damp patch could soon be a thing of the past thanks to an injection of Botox.

Around 50,000 Britons a year are now turning to cosmetic surgeons to avoid those rings of shame.

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Noticed that the person next to you is not sweating? Perhaps they have poison in their armpits.

Excessive perspirers are having their sweat glands turned off with injections of Botox, according to a cosmetic surgery company, The Harley Medical Group.

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They are the occasions likely to bring anyone out in a sweat – just at the time when looking cool is essential.

But for those who find first dates, public speaking and work presentations a cause of perspiration rather than inspiration a most unlikely saviour has arrived.

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Botox has long been known as the celeb­rities’ cure-all for those worrying lines and wrinkles on their faces.

Now, growing numbers of people are having the injections in their hands, feet or armpits – to stop them sweating.

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Humid days and sweltering public transports systems have caused an increasing number of people to use Botox to stop sweating, a medical group claims.

The injection, famous for freezing wrinkles, can also eradicate embarrassing sweat patches by blocking the nerves to sweat glands.

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