Huge rise in cosmetic surgery procedures in 2006

Liposuction – up 90%. Eyelid surgery – up 48%. Abdominoplasty – up 47%. The UK cosmetic surgery market is booming and is not expected to slow down in 2007. On the contrary, we British are becoming more image-conscious by the day as try to imitate the faces and bodies of our favourite celebrities.

With almost 30,000 procedures carried out last year, at top cosmetic surgeons such as Landauer Cosmetic Surgery and Transform, business is booming.

Here are some of the stats from the BAAPS:

Liposuction: 3,986 – up 90%
Brow lifts 868 – up 50%
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery): 5,065 – up 48%
Abdominoplasty: 2,743 – up 47%
Face/Neck Lift: 3,281 – up 44%
Otoplasty (ear correction): 943 – down 20%
Breast Reduction: 3,219 – up 19%
Rhinoplasty: 2,678 – up 18%
Breast augmentation: 6,156 – up 9% from last year