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Tweak not tuck

New statistics show extreme surgery’s gone bust – surgeons welcome more educated public

London – 26 January, 2015 – The wave of post-recession excess which last year resulted in a stratospheric rise in glamour model-inspired boob jobs and summer body-influenced transformations has truly washed over, with new... Read more

BAAPS Statement on CSIC recommendations from the Royal College of Surgeons

According to consultant plastic surgeon and former BAAPS President Rajiv Grover: "The BAAPS welcome these recommendations from the CSIC committee at the Royal College of Surgeons as a step in the right direction. Both myself and current... Read more

Surgeons: Happy first day, Mr President

Michael Cadier assumes leadership role at the BAAPS London – 25 September 2014 - The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ), the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education... Read more

Don't let cosmetic surgery stitch you up

New 'Evidence Pyramid' unveiled to evaluate science v hype in new techniques

Research unveiled today at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk) shows that despite a rise of 8,000% in cosmetic surgery reporting in the mainstream media over the last twenty... Read more

Cut it out: Surgery societies and Britain's largest surgical royal college slam summer discounts

Professional Associations for Plastic Surgery and the UK’s Oldest Surgical Royal College Jointly Condemn Marketing Tactics London - 10 August, 2014 – Despite Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into cosmetic surgery concluding that... Read more

Rare association not cause for alarm

1 in 100,000 risk shouldn’t worry breast implant patients unduly, say surgeons

 London – 25 May, 2014 – Despite reports of a theoretical link between an extremely rare form of cancer (anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, or ‘ALCL’) and textured breast implants, the British Association of Aesthetic... Read more

Government initiatives don't cut it, say surgeons

No compulsory registers - measures only pay lip service to injectables safety

London – 13 February, 2014 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ), the only organisation based at the Royal College of Surgeons solely dedicated to the advancement and education of aesthetic... Read more

Britain Sucks!

Over 50,000 cosmetic surgery procedures in 2013 - Liposuction up by 41%

London, UK – 3 February 2014 – The economy appears buoyant once more as austerity gives way to augmentation, with an impressive double-digit rise in all cosmetic procedures, a trend not seen since the heady pre-recession days... Read more

Sign me uplift

Implant register welcomed but must be compulsory

London – 29 December, 2013 – The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ) today welcomes a clampdown on unethical advertising, as well as news from the Department of Health that an official breast implant... Read more

Busted: implant criminal behind bras

Regulatory system failed women, say surgeons

  London – 10 December, 2013- Courts in France have today handed down sentencing concluding the trial of Jean Claude Mas, the French businessman found guilty of filling hundreds of thousands of breast implants with... Read more

New research initiative for breast implant safety launches

Manufacturers, surgeons unite in “£1 per implant” venture

London – 2 October, 2013 – In his 2013 Report on the Review of Cosmetic Interventions, Sir Bruce Keogh lamented the “insufficient research on the effectiveness and risks of many cosmetic procedures” and... Read more

Cosmetic surgery: not perks and recreation

Despite Gov’t recommendations ‘luxury’ inducements continue to glamorize procedures

London – 26 September, 2013 – Despite Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into cosmetic surgery concluding five months ago that time-linked incentives, group deals and other inducements in the sector should be banned, new studies... Read more

Sun. sea and sepsis

Surgery holiday problems up by 30%

London - 21 July 2013 – A recent study by Leeds University into cosmetic surgery holidays revealed a staggering 16.5% complication rate with nearly 1 in 10 (9%) patients needing assistance from the NHS when arriving home. Today, new a survey... Read more

Surgeons, Dermatologists say, "You're fired"

Professional societies jointly condemn BBC Apprentice winner’s business scheme

"Having a stab at running a business shouldn’t be taken literally” London – 19 July, 2013 – The main professional bodies for plastic surgery and dermatology today jointly and unequivocally condemn BBC... Read more

Absolut removal: new evidence prompts breast implant action in Sweden

UK surgeons demand similar testing of removed devices

London – 5 June, 2013 – In the wake of Sweden’s announcement that, based on new evidence, all PIP implants in their country should be removed as a preventative measure, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons... Read more

ANALYSE THIS!

Surgeons reiterate call for further testing of defective implants

London – 9 May, 2013 – In response to an opinion article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine calling for a more thorough investigation of the health impact of PIP implants, the British Association of Aesthetic... Read more

Separate fat from fiction, cosmetic surgery sector told

Gov't recommendations mirror plastic surgeons' views and initiatives

London - 24 April, 2013 -The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ) today welcomes ‘with relief’ the reported findings from Sir Bruce Keogh's inquiry into cosmetic surgery, in particular their... Read more

Injecting some sense into dermal fillers debate

Non-surgical doesn’t mean non-medical; surgeons call for a ‘Moral Charter’

London – 1 April, 2013 – A recommendation from Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into cosmetic surgery, which calls for beauty therapists and doctors to achieve a formal qualification to provide facial injectable treatments, has been... Read more

One in five 'unsuitable' for cosmetic surgery - patients dangerously misinformed by salespeople

We're handing the Government the scalpel, say surgeons: it's time to cut out bad practice

London – 18 March, 2013 – As the country gears up for the results of a Government enquiry into cosmetic surgery due out later this month, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ) unveils today the results... Read more

PIP implants: there are still unanswered questions

“It would be disingenuous to pretend women are in a much better place a year on,” say surgeons.

London - 1 February, 2013 - The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (www.baaps.org.uk ), today welcomes the Department of Health's toxicology report into faulty PIP implants but warns that many questions remain unanswered. The... Read more