'Overtime funds cosmetic surgery'

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."

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