What cosmetic surgery/treatments would you pay for?

26 January 2016

The cosmetic surgery industry is now big business, worth over £3 billion in the UK alone and it's starting to increase its advertising. So what surgery would you consider or have you had done? (Of course, some cosmetic surgery is a medical necessity, paid for by the NHS or insurance, so we’re not talking about that.)

Please select each time you have or would consider the treatment under the relevant category (PS, thanks to our Facebook users for suggesting options.)

Results

Woman aged 40 or under (2823 votes)

**Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) (285 votes) (10%)**

Have had		16 votes (6%)
Would like to have		269 votes (94%)

**Botox (239 votes) (8%)**

Have had		64 votes (27%)
Would like to have		175 votes (73%)

**Breast/chest enlargement (256 votes) (9%)**

Have had		60 votes (23%)
Would like to have		196 votes (77%)

**Breast/chest reduction (110 votes) (4%)**

Have had		16 votes (15%)
Would like to have		94 votes (85%)

**Buttock implants (22 votes) (1%)**

Have had		2 votes (9%)
Would like to have		20 votes (91%)

**Chemical peel (170 votes) (6%)**

Have had		24 votes (14%)
Would like to have		146 votes (86%)

**Chin augmentation (31 votes) (1%)**

Have had		2 votes (6%)
Would like to have		29 votes (94%)

**Cosmetic dentistry (413 votes) (15%)**

Have had		75 votes (18%)
Would like to have		338 votes (82%)

**Ear reshaping (includes pinning) (37 votes) (1%)**

Have had		9 votes (24%)
Would like to have		28 votes (76%)

**Eyelid surgery (86 votes) (3%)**

Have had		4 votes (5%)
Would like to have		82 votes (95%)

**Facelift (65 votes) (2%)**

Have had		2 votes (3%)
Would like to have		63 votes (97%)

**Facial fillers (eg, laughter lines) (150 votes) (5%)**

Have had		27 votes (18%)
Would like to have		123 votes (82%)

**Hair transplant (23 votes) (1%)**

Have had		2 votes (9%)
Would like to have		21 votes (91%)

**Lip augmentation (69 votes) (2%)**

Have had		18 votes (26%)
Would like to have		51 votes (74%)

**Liposuction (251 votes) (9%)**

Have had		13 votes (5%)
Would like to have		238 votes (95%)

**Rhinoplasty (nose job) (159 votes) (6%)**

Have had		25 votes (16%)
Would like to have		134 votes (84%)

**Vaginoplasty ('designer vagina') (73 votes) (3%)**

Have had		5 votes (7%)
Would like to have		68 votes (93%)

**Varicose vein removal (114 votes) (4%)**

Have had		10 votes (9%)
Would like to have		104 votes (91%)

**Other (66 votes) (2%)**

Have had		14 votes (21%)
Would like to have		52 votes (79%)

**I wouldn't ever have any (204 votes) (7%)**

		204 votes (100%)

Woman aged over 40 (5856 votes)

**Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) (595 votes) (10%)**

Have had		55 votes (9%)
Would like to have		540 votes (91%)

**Botox (425 votes) (7%)**

Have had		215 votes (51%)
Would like to have		210 votes (49%)

**Breast/chest enlargement (178 votes) (3%)**

Have had		77 votes (43%)
Would like to have		101 votes (57%)

**Breast/chest reduction (247 votes) (4%)**

Have had		71 votes (29%)
Would like to have		176 votes (71%)

**Buttock implants (12 votes) (0%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		12 votes (100%)

**Chemical peel (283 votes) (5%)**

Have had		39 votes (14%)
Would like to have		244 votes (86%)

**Chin augmentation (69 votes) (1%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		69 votes (100%)

**Cosmetic dentistry (776 votes) (13%)**

Have had		144 votes (19%)
Would like to have		632 votes (81%)

**Ear reshaping (includes pinning) (31 votes) (1%)**

Have had		12 votes (39%)
Would like to have		19 votes (61%)

**Eyelid surgery (624 votes) (11%)**

Have had		79 votes (13%)
Would like to have		545 votes (87%)

**Facelift (450 votes) (8%)**

Have had		36 votes (8%)
Would like to have		414 votes (92%)

**Facial fillers (eg, laughter lines) (436 votes) (7%)**

Have had		144 votes (33%)
Would like to have		292 votes (67%)

**Hair transplant (45 votes) (1%)**

Have had		2 votes (4%)
Would like to have		43 votes (96%)

**Lip augmentation (93 votes) (2%)**

Have had		30 votes (32%)
Would like to have		63 votes (68%)

**Liposuction (358 votes) (6%)**

Have had		46 votes (13%)
Would like to have		312 votes (87%)

**Rhinoplasty (nose job) (154 votes) (3%)**

Have had		38 votes (25%)
Would like to have		116 votes (75%)

**Vaginoplasty ('designer vagina') (71 votes) (1%)**

Have had		8 votes (11%)
Would like to have		63 votes (89%)

**Varicose vein removal (257 votes) (4%)**

Have had		67 votes (26%)
Would like to have		190 votes (74%)

**Other (92 votes) (2%)**

Have had		20 votes (22%)
Would like to have		72 votes (78%)

**I wouldn't ever have any (660 votes) (11%)**

		660 votes (100%)

Man aged 40 or under (575 votes)

**Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) (30 votes) (5%)**

Have had		1 votes (3%)
Would like to have		29 votes (97%)

**Botox (24 votes) (4%)**

Have had		6 votes (25%)
Would like to have		18 votes (75%)

**Breast/chest enlargement (7 votes) (1%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		7 votes (100%)

**Breast/chest reduction (21 votes) (4%)**

Have had		3 votes (14%)
Would like to have		18 votes (86%)

**Buttock implants (3 votes) (1%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		3 votes (100%)

**Chemical peel (24 votes) (4%)**

Have had		6 votes (25%)
Would like to have		18 votes (75%)

**Chin augmentation (7 votes) (1%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		7 votes (100%)

**Cosmetic dentistry (94 votes) (16%)**

Have had		15 votes (16%)
Would like to have		79 votes (84%)

**Ear reshaping (includes pinning) (10 votes) (2%)**

Have had		1 votes (10%)
Would like to have		9 votes (90%)

**Eyelid surgery (20 votes) (3%)**

Have had		2 votes (10%)
Would like to have		18 votes (90%)

**Facelift (10 votes) (2%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		10 votes (100%)

**Facial fillers (eg, laughter lines) (14 votes) (2%)**

Have had		5 votes (36%)
Would like to have		9 votes (64%)

**Hair transplant (57 votes) (10%)**

Have had		5 votes (9%)
Would like to have		52 votes (91%)

**Lip augmentation (4 votes) (1%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		4 votes (100%)

**Liposuction (33 votes) (6%)**

Have had		2 votes (6%)
Would like to have		31 votes (94%)

**Rhinoplasty (nose job) (32 votes) (6%)**

Have had		5 votes (16%)
Would like to have		27 votes (84%)

**Varicose vein removal (10 votes) (2%)**

Have had		2 votes (20%)
Would like to have		8 votes (80%)

**Other (15 votes) (3%)**

Have had		2 votes (13%)
Would like to have		13 votes (87%)

**I wouldn't ever have any (160 votes) (28%)**

		160 votes (100%)

Man aged over 40 (1257 votes)

**Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) (70 votes) (6%)**

Have had		1 votes (1%)
Would like to have		69 votes (99%)

**Botox (37 votes) (3%)**

Have had		13 votes (35%)
Would like to have		24 votes (65%)

**Breast/chest enlargement (8 votes) (1%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		8 votes (100%)

**Breast/chest reduction (32 votes) (3%)**

Have had		3 votes (9%)
Would like to have		29 votes (91%)

**Buttock implants (7 votes) (1%)**

Have had		1 votes (14%)
Would like to have		6 votes (86%)

**Chemical peel (25 votes) (2%)**

Have had		5 votes (20%)
Would like to have		20 votes (80%)

**Chin augmentation (12 votes) (1%)**

Have had		1 votes (8%)
Would like to have		11 votes (92%)

**Cosmetic dentistry (160 votes) (13%)**

Have had		23 votes (14%)
Would like to have		137 votes (86%)

**Ear reshaping (includes pinning) (15 votes) (1%)**

Have had		4 votes (27%)
Would like to have		11 votes (73%)

**Eyelid surgery (61 votes) (5%)**

Have had		4 votes (7%)
Would like to have		57 votes (93%)

**Facelift (31 votes) (2%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		31 votes (100%)

**Facial fillers (eg, laughter lines) (22 votes) (2%)**

Have had		4 votes (18%)
Would like to have		18 votes (82%)

**Hair transplant (73 votes) (6%)**

Have had		6 votes (8%)
Would like to have		67 votes (92%)

**Lip augmentation (8 votes) (1%)**

Have had		1 votes (13%)
Would like to have		7 votes (88%)

**Liposuction (60 votes) (5%)**

Have had		0 votes (0%)
Would like to have		60 votes (100%)

**Rhinoplasty (nose job) (40 votes) (3%)**

Have had		2 votes (5%)
Would like to have		38 votes (95%)

**Varicose vein removal (31 votes) (2%)**

Have had		9 votes (29%)
Would like to have		22 votes (71%)

**Other (31 votes) (2%)**

Have had		7 votes (23%)
Would like to have		24 votes (77%)

**I wouldn't ever have any (534 votes) (42%)**

		534 votes (100%)

10511 ratings have been selected.

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