I had a Boob Job in my lunch hour
An increasing number of women are opting for 'lunchtime lifts' - surgery that can be done under local anaesthetic in just half an hour. The procedures are available include breast augmentations, liposuction, facelifts and nose jobs.
WOMAN'S OWN COSMETIC SURGERY SPECIAL
I wrote my shopping list during my FACELIFT!
Diane Lewis Cole was conscious during her operation - and passed the time planning that week's groceries. Now she tells her story.
Diane Lewis Cole, a Sales Executive from South London, is a divorcee with 3 grown-up daughters.
'For years I'd dreamed of having a facelift, as I felt sure it was the only way of getting back my youthful bloom. But as general anaesthesia leaves me sick for days, I was too frightened to take the plunge.
WOMAN'S OWN PLASTIC SURGERY SPECIAL
We had surgery to look younger and we're only in our 20's
Michelle Black who is in her twenties, works as a doctor's receptionist and lives in St Albans, Herts.
'I've always had a tiny build - I'm only 4ft 11in. I've never considered myself too young for cosmetic surgery and ironically, I had a breast enlargement two years ago to make me look older as I was fed up with looking like a "little girl".
'At the time, I asked my surgeon - Mr Azhar Aslam at Linia, Harley Street - to look at my thighs. I'd developed dented skin, which I thought was cellulite. Mr Aslam said it was just pockets of ordinary fat that needed toning and that I should exercise more. But I was lazy about going to the gym. I also ate lots of chocolate and takeaways, which didn't help.
REAL MAGAZINE
Our friends now call us Twin Peaks
Identical twins Jo and Kerry Burton work in sales and promotion. They live in Stevenage, Herts.
JO SAYS: When I first mentioned to Kerry that I was considering breast implants, she wasn't at all impressed. She'd been put off by a friend who ended up with something resembling two footballs stuck to her chest. But I was keen for her to join me. I argued that implants can look very natural and would vastly improve our figures.
WOMAN'S OWN COSMETIC SURGERY SPECIAL
I had the stomach of a 90-year-old at 21!
Lauren Foster walked into her husband's office do in a clingy black dress wearing a radiant smile.
The young mum had never looked forward to a night out so much, especially one so public, and she was the life and soul of the party.
SHE MAGAZINE
Which woman spent over £30,000 on cosmetic surgery?
Two Rhinoplasties, a breast augmentation, Botox, face peels and dermal fillers in ten years: £30,000+
Jayne Ray is a clinic manager for a cosmetic surgeon.
I had my first operation at 32, to get the tip of my nose and my nostrils reduced. I'd inherited my father's big nose and I hated it. I wouldn't let anyone see my side profile. The last straw came when I had a set of photos done. I was so upset by how I looked, I got a loan to cover the cost of the operation.
WOMAN'S OWN - Real mums
Oh baby, look at us now!
Having a child can change your body. We met a mum who went under the knife to reclaim her figure.
'I was left with a pouch of skin'
Sian Lee had a tummy tuck after having her children. Sian who's studying sports physiotherapy, lives in Penarth, South Wales with her husband James.
'I had Caesarean sections with both of my children, and afterwards I was appalled at how awful my stomach looked.
DAILY EXPRESS
Cosmetic Colleagues
The latest office bonding technique is 'colleague surgery' - a group of fellow workers booking cosmetic surgery together. Here, three women reveal how they made a pact to have liposuction at the same time.
B MAGAZINE
I had all-over liposuction to fit into my bikini
Charlotte Copley, is an office manager from Cambridgeshire. She had liposuction on her tummy, thighs and back before her honeymoon last summer.
'I'd stopped exercising and started to comfort eat after the break-up of a relationship when I was 23. At 25 I met my husband, Andrew, at a friend's party and as our relationship progressed, I got into the habit of eating the same size portions as him. A year later we were renovating our new house and I was in denial about my size - I was spending all my time in baggy tracksuit bottoms, which hid my growing waistline.
DAILY EXPRESS
Lifts in our lunch-hour
Improving your looks within the hour is now a reality, as cosmetic surgery can be carried out under local anaesthetic. We talk to three women who opted for walk-in, walk-out ops in their lunch breaks.
THE CONFIDENCE IT GAVE ME WAS AMAZING
Jayne Ray had a lower facelift, which is also known as an S-Lift, under local anaesthetic.
Every time I looked in the mirror I hated my reflection. All I saw were saggy jowls on my lower face and there was so much excess skin on my neck that it looked like a turkey's.
DAILY MAIL - GOOD HEALTH
Men treated my bust as a joke. But living with it was torture. I begged the NHS to make it smaller.
Most women dream of having larger breasts - a recent survey discovered that 55 per cent would have breast implants if they had the money. But here, Melanie Cooper tells Amy Anderson that having breasts the size of model Jordan's almost ruined her life.
Before I fell pregnant with the twins, I was a comfortable and fairly discreet 34C. I liked my breasts and could never understand why women would want to have them enlarged. .
