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UK Cosmetic Surgery Market- Research Topic

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UK Cosmetic Surgery Market in Brief


Non-surgical sector driving cosmetic surgery market
              The UK cosmetic surgery industry is underpinned by a minority of adults with just 2% of women and 1% of men ever having had cosmetic surgery, according to research carried out for this report.
              Demand for cosmetic surgery has been sustained during the recession, achieving growth of 17% between 2008 and 2010, to reach an estimated value of £2.3 billion in 2010. Access to both surgical and non-surgical procedures is improving with many leading providers opening new hospitals and clinics across the UK. This is helping to support growth within the industry.
              Non-surgical procedures are estimated to account for more than nine in ten procedures and almost three quarters of value in 2010. Growth has been slower for surgical procedures, which rose by almost 9% in volume between 2008 and 2010 and with value increasing by almost 30% over the period.

Lack of regulation a major threat
              There are calls from players within the industry to tighten regulation within the non-surgical sector. However, highlighting the issues surrounding a lack of regulation in the non-surgical sector could harm the industry’s reputation by fuelling people’s fears of treatments going wrong.
              Not all active cosmetic surgeons are members of the industry’s trade organisation BAAPS. However, BAAPS is not a regulator and no surgeon is required to be a member in order to practise. BAAPS is not an accreditor of the quality of a surgeon, although consumers may think otherwise.
              In April 2010 a government backed industry lead Register of Injectable Cosmetic Providers was set up and led by the IHAS (the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services) The IHAS Register of Injectable Cosmetic Providers, background screens, and registers for the Quality Assurance Mark approval for regulated healthcare professionals (doctors, registered nurses and dentists) and organisations and facilities involved in injectable cosmetic treatments in order to safeguard patients.

Surgery a last resort
              British adults love their bodies. Almost all adults (96%) can find at least one feature that they like and more than four in ten like nine or more parts of their bodies.
              Even amongst those adults who dislike something about the way they look (88%), cosmetic surgery is a last-resort method of improvement. People are more likely to try exercising, using beauty treatments and wearing figure-enhancing clothing before going opting for surgery.
              Exercise is increasingly important in today’s lifestyles and is the most popular way for people to get rid of a tummy bulge, manage their weight or enhance their body shape. A rise in the proportion of people visiting the leisure centre, gym or health club could therefore impact negatively on demand for cosmetic surgery.

Future lies in the self-conscious and singletons
              An estimated 19 million adults (48%) would like to have some form of cosmetic surgery, highlighting the potential of converting them into patients.
              Women are considerably more likely than men to be unhappy with the way they look and dissatisfaction with their appearance makes them more likely to have had, or want to have, cosmetic surgery.
              There has been a sharp rise in the proportion of teens who would consider having cosmetic surgery. The attitudes of today’s teenagers could benefit the market for cosmetic surgery in the future. Younger people are more self-conscious about their appearance and more than six in ten (63%) 16-24-year-olds would have surgery to make them feel better about the way they look.
              Almost six in ten singletons feel it is important to be attractive to the opposite sex compared to just over four in ten who are married/living as married. Today’s singles are also more likely to consider having cosmetic surgery than those who are in a couple.
              Adults with very young children (aged 0-4) are significantly less happy with their bodies, particularly their breasts/chests, stomach and body shape. Women feel this most acutely as they may be adapting to their new body shapes after having a baby.
              Almost four million (20%) adults who would have or have had cosmetic surgery would do so to make themselves look younger. Adults aged 45-54 are most likely to want to turn back the hands of the clock with surgery.