One in five Brits interested in having liposuction

 Brits are surprisingly open to going under the knife to see weight-loss results, according to new research by market analyst Mintel.

As many as one in five said they would consider undergoing liposuction and almost a quarter (22%) said they would consider having excess skin removed. Almost three in 10 who have experienced or would be interested in having cosmetic surgery admitted that they had or would consider having cosmetic surgery as a “quick fix” to areas of their appearance that they weren’t happy with. As well as weight-loss related procedures, the research looked at consumers’ interest in other cosmetic procedures and found the most popular potential procedures of interest include: teeth whitening (40%), permanent hair removal (27%), and skin treatments (21%). Others areas of interest include tattoo and mole removal (20%), breast reduction/enlargement and lift (16%), and eyebrow/eyelid lift (16%).

Boosting self-esteem was cited by half (51%) of those who have experienced surgery or are planning to have surgery in the future, making this the number one reason for having cosmetic procedures. Meanwhile, more than a third (36%) of people in this group said that their interest in surgery was triggered by a desire to be more attractive and almost a quarter (22%) said they would have it to look younger.”