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Cosmetic surgery

September 2023

  • A woman receives a botulinum toxin injection.

    UK consultation launched to improve safety of Botox and other procedures

    Consultation will consider age restrictions on certain cosmetic treatments as well as a licensing scheme

August 2023

  • Ryan Gosling in Barbie

    Pass notes
    Brotox – why more and more men are getting tweakments

    The amount of money men spend on Botox has risen 400% since 2000. But what is driving the surge?

June 2023

  • A surgeon working on a patient

    Complaints about non-surgical butt lifts ‘rising at alarming rate’ in UK

    Industry body and local government call for action on ‘risky’ procedures and cosmetic treatment market

May 2023

  • Young woman receiving a botox injection

    Ad watchdog cracks down on misleading health and beauty claims

    ASA reports rise in complaints about ads that mislead customers about benefits of treatments like Botox
  • Photograph of a cucumber with the tip peeled and a piece of peel falling down

    And, cut! What it was like being circumcised in my 60s

    When my doctor said the operation could help a medical condition, it led me to wonder about the history of this ancient procedure
  • Ruth Wilson

    Luther actor Ruth Wilson hits out at Hollywood #MeToo ‘hypocrisy’

    Wilson tells the Guardian it is ‘extraordinary’ to witness shift from ignoring abuse to feigning interest

April 2023

  • stock image of surgeon's gloved hand underneath operating theatre light

    Untrained cosmetic ‘surgeons’ could face jail time under Queensland reforms

    State government’s move follows agreement of nation’s health ministers to reform the industry
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Cardi B is right. It is time to leave the butt implant era behind

    Arwa Mahdawi
    Brazilian butt lifts have the highest mortality rate of any cosmetic procedure – and now surgeons are profiting, once again, from their removal, writes Arwa Mahdawi

    • Q&A: why are more people using Botox, and what are the risks?

    • Nine out of 10 beauty clinics breaking the law by advertising Botox – study

    • Men under 30: have you had cosmetic procedures done?

March 2023

  • Close-up of a person’s feet on a weighing scale

    NHS waiting times driving patients to seek weight-loss help in Turkey, says surgeon

    Concerns grow after 67 cases of botulism poisoning in past three weeks linked to clinics in Istanbul and İzmir

January 2023

  • Van Badham

    The fetishisation of youth might be undergoing a makeover – when has ageing ever looked this fun?

    Van Badham
  • Martha Gill

    Buccal fat removal is a new take on an old theme: a means to keep women in their place

    Martha Gill
  • Moya Lothian-McLean

    I’m the perfect target for buccal fat removal – this is how I’ve resisted it

    Moya Lothian-McLean
  • Beauty treatment with Botox.<br>Close up of unrecognizable woman receiving beauty treatment with Botox.

    Young people in the UK: have you had a ‘tweakment’?

December 2022

  • National Television Awards 2022 – Winners Room<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Lenny Henry with the Special Recognition award in the winners' room at the National Television Awards 2022 at OVO Arena Wembley on October 13, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

    Weekend
    Weekend podcast: best of 2022 – part 2

    Weekend is taking a break. So this week, the team is picking out their favourite pieces from the last few months just in case you missed them.
  • buccal massage

    Pass notes
    Buccal fat: why cosmetic surgeons are removing this unassuming body part

    Chrissy Teigen is one of many people having the procedure, which strips fat from the face to give the appearance of sharp cheekbones
  • Beauty treatment with Botox.<br>Close up of unrecognizable woman receiving beauty treatment with Botox.

    ‘They’ve lost the plot’: leading cosmetic doctor says under-30s are overdoing Botox and fillers

    Instagram generation views ‘tweakments’ as a status symbol says King of Botox, but safety concerns won’t go away

November 2022

  • Zoe Williams

    When Angela Rayner told the FT about her ‘boob job’, she was telling the rightwing press to bring it on

    Zoe Williams
    No disclosure goes unpunished by the tabloids if you are a Labour politician - and the typical defence is to say nothing. The deputy leader has a different strategy, writes Zoe Williams
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