Swain & Co Solicitors welcomed the news last week that the UK’s multi-billion pound cosmetic surgery industry is to face tighter regulation. Cosmetic surgery when carried out correctly has the ability to change people’s lives for the better, but, when it goes wrong, it easily ruins a life. So, some tips to avoid falling into… Read More
Leading British doctors, including top plastic surgeon Professor Peter Butler, have called for the removal of all PIP breast implants following new research that shows that their shells are faulty meaning there is a risk that silicone could leak into the body. Nigel Mercer, former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Surgeons has advised… Read More
“One in five people who go under the knife are unsuitable for cosmetic surgery” warns the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS). BAAPS President Rafiv Grover advised that such recommendations for cosmetic surgery are often financially motivated. Tina Smith, clinical negligence solicitor at Swain & Co says, “This may come as no surprise. Most… Read More
The president of BAAPS (The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) says cosmetic surgery should be considered as a medical procedure and not a commodity. An interim report on the industry into the regulation of cosmetic surgery has called for tighter restrictions on advertising and greater enforcement of existing legislation. Presently, cosmetic surgery is not… Read More
According to a new study, a staggering 6% of men are having cosmetic surgery before their wedding day. Some are even having their penises enlarged! Other husbands to be have had liposuction to shift those extra pounds, while some opt for nose jobs. But, many have less expensive and invasive procedures such as teeth whitening.… Read More
There are calls for a ban on adverts for cosmetic surgery. The call comes as the government are carrying out a review of the cosmetic surgery industry following the recent PIP breast implant scandal. The resulting investigation showed a lack of regulation of the multi-billion pound industry. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons would… Read More
Botched cosmetic surgery ruins the lives of people who had looked for ‘improvements’ to their physical appearance, for whatever personal reason they have. There are the obvious physical injuries, scars and pain, but also the psychological damage of living with the post-operative appearance, as well as the financial implications that can be caused by the… Read More
Swain & Co. are pleased to hear news that Sir Bruce Keogh, the medical director of the NHS, is launching a review promising to ‘clean up’ the cosmetic surgery industry. Sir Bruce Keogh says that the review aims to clean up ‘grubby areas’ within the cosmetic surgery industry which he says does not provide patients… Read More
Wellcome Trust has launched an animated film hoping to encourage debate about the rise in women seeking vagina cosmetic surgery – the designer vagina. The film features three women discussing how labiaplasty, the surgical reduction of the inner labia, has affected them. According to statistics, 2000 women had vagina cosmetic surgery on the NHS. In… Read More
The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) is worried about the lack of regulation of laser hair removal treatments. Thousands of people are having these procedures every year in the UK with the belief that the treatment will have permanent results. Whilst there are not any official figures, it has been estimated that hundreds of people… Read More
