Cosmetic Surgery; a UK map of where cosmetic surgery is ripe
Posted on February 13, 2008 - , Fashion
Business in the cosmetic surgery industry is booming with specialist clinics reporting a major upsurge in customer enquiries during the first week of the New Year.
The Hospital Group, the UK’s leading provider of cosmetic surgery, has reported record ever enquiries. Comparing enquiry figures for the same period last year (1st-7th January) there has been a massive increase in people wanting to find out more information about cosmetic surgery and make formal consultations.
The Hospital Group - enquiry figures for period 1st - 7th January
2008 1215 enquiries
2007 897 enquiries
2006 718 enquiries
The findings coincide with a YOU GOV poll carried out by The Hospital Group. Figures released today uncover reasons for this increase - more and more people are turning to cosmetic surgery as a way of improving their self image and self esteem.
Top reasons as to why the UK population would consider turning to cosmetic surgery
REASON FOR HAVING COSMETIC PROCEDURE PERCENTAGE % OF THE 2066 UK ADULTS SURVEYED - top answers.
Note: people were able to choose more than one answer
1) To improve self image 23%
2) To make my self seem more attractive 16%
3) To overcome insecurities 16%
4) To improve my post pregnancy figure / help me get my old figure back 8%
5) To improve sexual prowess 6%
6) Because I feel peer pressure to look a certain way 3%
7) To improve job prospects 3%
The YOU GOV poll also indicates that women are still vainer than men in the appearance stakes, with women 50% more interested in improving their self-image than their male counterparts.
The Hospital Group official customer enquiry figures for the last 4 years released for the first time shows a dramatic increase in the number of people wanting to learn about cosmetic surgery and points to a UK Map of where cosmetic surgery is embraced the most.
The figures are compared between 2004 to 2006 and show a staggering 313% growth in customer enquiries* - pointing to the growing acceptance of cosmetic surgery as a form of beautification and anti-ageing.
The UK Cosmetic Surgery Map below shows - the top ten regions where interest in surgery has grown in the last two years
Region 2006 2005
London 10757 2352
Birmingham 6052 2002
Manchester 3310 788
Leeds/ Sheffield 4079 885
Scotland 3279 694
Southampton 2790 636
Cambridge 2514 709
Nottingham 2518 656
Cardiff 2599 766
Newcastle 2306 568
Bristol/ Exeter 2630 590
Liverpool 2359 488
* Note: in 2004 The Hospital Group had 11,177 customer requires, in 2006 this had risen to a staggering 46,535 across the UK.
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