Youth Surgery on the Rise; We Ask the Parents

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Youth Surgery on the Rise; We Ask the Parents

PR Newswire LONDON, December 5, 2012

LONDON,December 5, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

A new report has just been released that focuses on under 18s undergoing cosmetic surgery. Aesthetics website ClinicCompare.co.ukinvestigated this emerging trend in the cosmetic surgery industry with a nationwide poll.

Cosmetic surgeons have noted an increase in the num ber of under 18s undergoing procedures*. For a more detailed understanding, Clinic Compare has surveyed 2000 UK parents about their values concerning body image, confidence and potential insecurities caused by peer pressure.

Clinic Compare spokesperson Ed Beardsell says, "At a time when Christmas wish lists andNew Year'sresolutions are approaching, this report into young people and body image couldn't be more timely. We carried out this research and collected statements from parents across the UK to find out more about a growing trend in the industry. At its heart is the development of a young person's self-confidence."

Comprising the report, two thousand parents gave their reasons for and against allowing their child to have cosmetic surgery, as well as whether or not they would undergo surgery themselves.

Overwhelmingly the parents' reasons for wanting to have their own procedures are to do with confidence and self- esteem. Three quarters admit image issues and feel unable to do anything about them. Many are lifelong issues; others are the result of ageing or bearing children. These parents believe aesthetic procedures would improve their self-esteem.

The report reveals the same concern among parents for their childrens' confidence as for their own. The parental instinct to protect their children from negative peer attention applies equally to proponents of cosmetic surgery and those who disagree with such treatment.

Parents who would not let their child undergo cosmetic treatments (excluding events of scarring or disfigurement) feel they would be interrupting the physical and em otional development of the child, and not giving the child time to develop naturally.

The report features a graph showing the most popular procedure for under 18s. Over half of all procedures are for the nose or ears. Breast augmentation, breast reduction and various weightloss procedures are also represented, but to a lesser extent.

In the report, Consultant Plastic Surgeon Nilesh Sojitra is quoted as saying, "Currently ear pinning is quite common. Parents often want their children to have it before they start school so they are not picked on…"

Each of the two thousand parents expressed an opinion on aesthetic treatments. The majority would not let their children undergo a procedure unless there were special circumstances. But for themselves it's different: the reason most would not undergo a cosmetic procedure is financial, not ideological.

Beardsell concludes, "Our intention with the report is to do what we do with the Clinic Compare site, and shine some light on the aesthetic industry. It's a human industry, made of people's stories and feelings. That's why we commissioned this report."

The full report:

http://blog.cliniccompare.co.uk/kids-cosmetic-surgery-we-ask-parents

*Consultant Plastic Surgeon and BAAPS member Nilesh Sojitra.