'Overtime funds cosmetic surgery'
Updated on 21 January 2008
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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