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'Overtime funds cosmetic surgery'
Last Modified: 21 Jan 2008
Source:
PA News
One in 10 people work overtime to fund cosmetic surgery, while one in five ask their family for money, according to poll.
A third (33%) save up to fund their procedure while 24% use credit cards.
Of more than 2,000 patients surveyed, 21% had loaned all or some of the money from a family member.
Of these, 10% had been given a loan by their parents to pay for their surgery.
A total of 11% had worked overtime or taken on a second job for between six and 12 months.
A total of 8% had used long-term savings and inheritance money, while 3% took out a full loan.
The poll was carried out for the Harley Medical Group, which said it had seen an all-time high in cosmetic surgery enquiries in the first two weeks of 2008 - up 32% on the same period last year.
The group said demand for non-surgical procedures was also increasing, with 2007 seeing a 51% rise in the number of Botox treatments. Spending on laser hair removal was also up by 36%.
Liz Dale, director of the group, said people were buying more packages of treatments.
"For many of our patients, a treatment with us is now a regular feature in their diary. Non-surgical treatments are no longer seen as a luxury, more as part of their normal beauty rejuvenation and maintenance programme."









