Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Blog – Harley Medical Group

Model Laura Summers, who starred on last night’s episode of Channel 4’s Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice as the ‘beauty’, attributed her self-confidence and personality to cosmetic surgery.

The 26-year-old, who has had more than seven procedures so far, including four boob jobs, two nose jobs and otoplasty, was severely bullied at school for the way she looked.

Since turning 18, the Nottingham-born model who now splits her time between London and Manchester, has changed the areas of her face and body that she was unhappy with and feels happy and confident as a result.

The programme brings together beauty obsessives and those with facial disfigurements to show viewers the very different reasons why people choose to undergo plastic surgery. The latest episode included footage of a day Summers spent with Michael Boateng, an Olympic hopeful who has facial scarring and a prosthetic ear from burns sustained when he was just eight months old. Both discussed details of their surgery experiences frankly and left understanding each other’s views on cosmetic surgery.

Increasing numbers of men living in the United Arab Emirates are choosing to spend their money on cosmetic surgery procedures, according to recent figures.

The Emirates Medical Association has reported that of the people who had cosmetic surgery in the UAE last year, 47 per cent were men. This was a seven per cent rise on the corresponding figures for 2009.

These figures equated to approximately DH300 million being spent on various surgical procedures, including liposuction, rhinoplasty (nose job), face lifts and otoplasty (ear reshaping).

However, the overall number of people going under the knife has reportedly dropped by 40 per cent, when compared to statistics from 2008.

The figures were revealed by Dr Ali Numeiri, an official in the plastic surgery division of the Emirates Medical Association. Dr Numeiri was speaking at a conference in Dubai on breast surgery, which was attended by plastic surgeons and organisations from all over the world.

The American Academy of Cosmetic surgery has revealed research that indicates that ear reshaping is the cosmetic procedure that has the youngest mean age of patients in the US. (more…)

It’s been clear to me for a while that men are slowly waking up to the benefits that even the simplest of cosmetic procedures can have. It’s not just young, metrosexual males either – last week, a survey showed that men aged 45 to 65 years also favoured surgery, rhinoplasty and otoplasty (ear reshaping) in particular. (more…)

The number of tummy tucks paid for by the NHS in Lincolnshire has risen in 2007/2008, according to new statistics.

The Lincolnshire Echo reports that 21 people underwent tummy tucks paid for by the NHS during the period, compared to eight procedures paid for by the service last year. (more…)

A new survey has reported a boom in cosmetic surgery operations amongst people aged 45 to 65 years in the UK.

According to the research conducted by the Harley Medical Group, the number of ‘silver surgery’ procedures carried out in 2008 doubled, with the majority of respondents citing a second marriage as their primary motivation. (more…)

Male Cosmetic Surgery has gone from a taboo to just another consumer choice. Mens Fitness looks at the most popular procedures to find out what it involves. A quarter of all men in the UK would consider Cosmetic Surgery, according to a survey by YouGov.

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