Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Blog – Harley Medical Group

Here at The Harley Medical Group, I quite often see people who have some pretty bad confidence problems. One of my favourite parts of the job has to be seeing the way that some people come to us feeling really bad about themselves, then leave feeling a whole lot better after their surgery or non surgical treatments. However, it’s not often I see anyone so in need of a confidence boost as Gail Edwards.

I read about Gail in The Scottish Sun today. She’s a beautiful woman who married her ex-husband when she was only 22, only for him to try and kill her 20 years later. After suffering physical and mental abuse at his hands for so long, Gail understandably found it very hard to get over the experience – even when her ex-husband was jailed.

The brave mother of two found herself still struggling to readjust three years after the final attack, and finally decided she’d use the money left to her by her mother to have cosmetic surgery. Gail chose to have a tummy tuck and liposuction and now feels that she’s found a way to take control of her life and her future again – by boosting her self confidence.

She explained: “It might sound odd, but cosmetic surgery helped me get my life back together. It helped lay the demons to rest.”

Good luck to her is all I can say, that and congratulations for getting her life back on track despite being in such a destructive relationship for so long.

More Brits have expressed their desire for cosmetic surgery enhancements than ever before, with 90 per cent saying they had thought about improving some part of their body through surgery.

A survey of 2,500 women reported by the Metro revealed that the summer weather is causing more women across Britain to look towards plastic surgery as a way to achieve their ideal bikini body. The most common area women said they wanted to improve was their stomachs, with 68 per cent expressing desire for a tummy tuck.

In second place was liposuction – previously claimed to be the world’s most popular procedure – with 29 per cent saying they wanted the treatment to get rid of excess fat.

After the tummy, the areas of the body women said they were least happy with were their legs, bottoms and busts, with four per cent saying they would choose some form of breast surgery and six per cent desiring cosmetic surgery on their buttocks. The most frequently cited celebrity inspirations for women’s bodies were cosmetic surgery fans Kelly Brook and Katie Price.

Non surgical treatments such as Botox and laser hair removal were found to be popular too, though were considered less vital to achieving a beach body. Only 10 per cent of the women questioned said they would not consider any form of enhancement, suggesting cosmetic surgery is becoming ever more popular.

The number of British women choosing Botox treatments to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles has risen by 15 per cent this year, as more people are embracing the cost-effective solution to a smoother complexion.

More than a million men and women now use the wrinkle relaxing treatments each year in the UK, according to research from Mintel. The research analyst found that Botox is increasingly being viewed as a normal part of peoples’ beauty regime, and that the market is worth £18 million each year in the UK.

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The number of men choosing tummy tuck surgery has risen by 24 per cent this summer, as an increasing number of men aim to cut a dashing figure on the beach.

According to the Daily Star, this huge increase in demand for men’s cosmetic surgery is being partly driven by the trend for skimpy swimwear, which kicked off thanks to stars like Daniel Craig sporting the revealing beachwear in 007 flick Casino Royale. (more…)

American TV personality Kate Gosselin previously said she had no time in her busy schedule for cosmetic surgery – but according to sources close to the star, she may have had a ’secret’ boob job.

An insider told US Weekly magazine that 35-year-old Kate – who made her name in Jon & Kate Plus 8 before going on to appear in Dancing with the Stars – sought advice on her breast surgery from bodyguard and confidant Steve Neild. (more…)

Best known for her Emmy award-winning role in the sitcom My Name Is Earl, the talented Jaime Pressly has joined the list of stars enhancing their figures with breast augmentation. (more…)

Born in a time of social revolution and changing values, the baby boomer generation is still eager to hold on to its youth with the help of cosmetic surgery.

Now entering their 50s and 60s, the baby boomer generation still has a strong cultural identity, having been responsible for many of the biggest changes that swept through the Western world in the past few decades. (more…)

New figures have revealed that ‘mummy makeovers’ are becoming increasingly popular with the under 30s.

Mummy makeovers is the name given to a range of cosmetic procedures often carried out by women hoping to re-claim their figures after giving birth. The nickname often refers to surgeries such as breast lifts and augmentations as well as tummy tucks to remove and tighten sagging skin. (more…)

The number of men choosing tummy tucks to improve the appearance of their waistline has risen in the first two months of the year, according to a new study.

Research carried out by The Harley Medical Group found that the number of men aged 35 or over choosing cosmetic surgery on their stomach increased by 55 per cent compared to last year, with 40 men undergoing the procedure in January and February this year compared to 26 the year before. (more…)

Sharon Osbourne has said she would turn to cosmetic surgery again in the future, as she always wants to look “nice” for her rocker husband Ozzy Osbourne,

The Britain’s Got Talent judge told Mirror.co.uk that she was happy with all of her previous plastic surgery procedures, which included a face lift, tummy tuck and breast lift . (more…)