by Staff on June 11, 2011
Shockingly, a new survey by the University of the West of England (UWE) has revealed that 30% of women would trade at least one year of their life for their ideal body weight and shape.
It’s a fact that most women aren’t satisfied with their bodies – a truth that’s leading to a consistent increase in plastic surgery around the world – but for women to trade years of their lives in order to obtain their perfect body image is rather concerning.
The study found that 16% of those questioned would trade one year of their life; 10% would trade between 2 and 5 years; and 3% would trade a whopping 6 years.
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by Staff on June 16, 2011
WalesOnline has revealed that the Welsh are using the NHS to get free plastic surgery. In fact, over 2000 patients in Wales last year alone underwent plastic surgery procedures, with everything from tummy tucks to ear pinning, facelifts and nose jobs on the list of operations.
In addition to this, Welsh hospitals have insisted that procedures funded by the NHS are not done solely for cosmetic reasons, leading many to debate whether men and women are simply ‘milking’ the organisation, or whether they are in fact suffering at the hands of their body-image.
Interestingly, the rising demands for plastic surgery don’t seem to have been curbed by the recent NHS cuts, which will see a reduction in funds of 11% over the coming years.
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by Staff on June 15, 2011
The world of cosmetic surgery is constantly changing and improving, as are the attitudes towards it. More and more women and men are pursuing plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures as a solution to their body confidence woes, and with so many people widely trying to change their looks the procedures are becoming widely accepted by society.
This has been proven recently with a survey done by The Hospital Group, whereby they discovered that only 12% would keep their plastic surgery a secret.
Their first week of presenting the survey returned nearly 200 responses, finding that 45% would tell family and friends, 37% would tell everyone, and 12% wouldn’t tell anyone.
It shows that people are more open to not only changing their looks with surgery, but to admitting the procedures to people they know – meaning surgery is indeed losing the bad reputation it once had.
