Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Blog – Harley Medical Group

Cosmetic surgery divides people. There is no doubt that it is a controversial topic, but only because of the lack of understanding around the huge variety of reasons why people choose to undergo procedures to alter their appearance. Below we talk about five bad reasons to have cosmetic surgery:

1.    To please other people
Cosmetic surgery should never be undertaken as a direct result of other people’s views or comments on your appearance. Having surgery under these circumstances presents a degree of unnecessary risk to emotional stability and well-being and may lead to regrets in the long term.

2.    To speed up / pre-empt natural growth / changes in body shape
Girls and boys who have not fully grown or developed should avoid having plastic surgery to change the shape of their bodies. Having breast implants, chest reduction surgery or liposuction may prove completely unnecessary in the long run, and can pose its own health risks and lead to emotional instability.

3.    To lose weight quickly
Liposuction was never designed to offer a quick weight loss solution to overweight people, but is instead meant to be used by those who are of a healthy size and weight for their height and build but who have areas of fat that are impossible to shift using exercise and healthy eating alone.

4.    To iron out very fine lines and wrinkles
Fine lines and wrinkles can be treated with non-surgical treatments such as dermal fillers and Botox, and in a lot of cases this is a better and less drastic option than face lift or brow lift surgery. A reputable cosmetic surgery clinic will be able to advise on the best option for you.

5.    To reduce breast / chest size when you are overweight
Breast reduction and male chest reduction surgery should only be considered in cases where the patient is of a healthy size and weight for their height and build and not those who are overweight. Overweight patients should be advised to reach a healthy target weight before these types of surgery are considered.

Male chest reduction has been identified as the fastest growing cosmetic surgery procedure, as more men are seeking treatment to rid them of unsightly ‘man boobs.’ (more…)

A new poll has found that more men are becoming comfortable with the idea of women enhancing their appearance through cosmetic surgery.

Of the 500 men surveyed, there’s only a two per cent gap between the number of men who say they are turned off by facial cosmetic surgery, and men who say they don’t mind. (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…)

Hundreds of men are nipping to plastic surgeons to get their man boobs reduced, new figures show. One in five people opting for any cosmetic surgery are now men – with mob jobs among the most popular ops. Women still dominate the market but male interest in a nip and tuck is soaring according to a survey by plastic surgeons Harley Medical Group.

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