Harley Medical Group

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

An appearance made by Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has aroused suspicions that the A-list actress has received wrinkle-relaxing injections in order to stay on top of developing wrinkles. Read the rest of this entry »

A recent appearance by Katie Price on new daytime chat show hosted by Alan Titchmarsh has alighted speculations that the glamour model-turned-author has switched focus from her breasts to her lips in her quest to improve her looks. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood A-list actor Brad Pitt may have undergone plastic surgery, following recent appearances where he has looked fresh-faced and years younger than just two months before.

New York cosmetic surgeon, Jennifer Walden, speculated on Pitt’s possible treatments, conjecturing that the star appears to have had fillers injected into wrinkles on his face and facial-resurfacing procedures. Read the rest of this entry »

Heather Mills has undergone her third breast surgery to correct what commenters called her “wonky” cleavage, according to The Mirror.

The 40 year old former glamour model has had her third procedure, which follows previous breast surgeries: a breast enlargement when she was in her 20s and a breast lift following the birth of her and then-husband Sir Paul McCartney’s daughter in 2003. Read the rest of this entry »

Practically everyone I know has an addiction of one kind or another but most of us are lucky enough to find ourselves wanting to do things that aren’t actually that bad for us. For example, my flatmate can’t do anything until she has her morning coffee while I just don’t feel right until I’ve had a read of all the latest celebrity gossip. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for everyone. Read the rest of this entry »

Oscar-nominated actress Julianne Moore has previously railed against plastic surgery, claiming that she would never go for any type of procedure for cosmetic enhancement - but it seems that the 47 year old star has changed her mind. Read the rest of this entry »

Popular nip and tuck destination Los Angeles has seen its number one cosmetic procedure knocked off its throne by smaller scale anti-aging treatment, Botox.

The popularity of wrinkle relaxing injections has soared worldwide, thanks in part to the struggling economy, which has meant that people have had to consider more carefully what they spend their money on. When a tight control over finances rules out facelifts and tummy tucks as procedures too expensive to justify splurging on in the current economical climate, consumers of cosmetic surgical solutions are turning to cheaper, albeit shorter term, options. Read the rest of this entry »

An American plastic surgeon has hit headlines by refusing to operate on patients who decline to quit smoking.

Dr. Samir Pancholi, a board-certified cosmetic surgeon who practises in Las Vegas, US, requires his patients to stop smoking four weeks prior to procedures and for four weeks following cosmetic surgery. The Las Vegas Sun reports that Dr. Pancholi ensures his patients have quit by making them take a urine test to determine nicotine levels a week before the date of their surgery. Read the rest of this entry »