You can now prove cosmetic expertise

Opinion

Mr Stephen Cannon

By Mr Stephen Cannon

Vice-president of the Royal College of Surgeons and chairman of the Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee

Once viewed as the domain of only Hollywood ‘A’-listers and the celebrities adorning Britain’s glossy magazines, cosmetic surgery is now a booming industry in the UK.

In 2015, more than 51,000  Britons took the decision to have cosmetic surgery and this number is expected to increase in the future. With sophisticated and expensive advertising campaigns promising the world, it’s not hard to see why so many are enticed to go ‘under the knife’.