Interesting Facts

According to government figures, the NHS in the UK spends around £85m a year on gastric bypass operations. (Between April 2006 and March 2012, the NHS carried out 18,577 gastric bypass and 7,650 gastric band operations. These weight-loss operations, sometimes called 'bariatric surgery', work by restricting the amount of nutrients that can be digested and absorbed. Of course, people could always try simply eating less.)

According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. men now account for 10% of all cosmetic surgery operations in the UK. (People will never be happy with how they look, so IMHO, unless there's a very good reason to go under the knife, it's best to stick with what you've got.) Source

In 2011 43,069 cosmetic operations took place in Britain. (A 6% increase on 2010 figures of 38,274. I cannot even imagine going under the knife willingly, never mind actually paying for the privilege for cosmetic surgery with all the risks that carries.  How could anyone trust a medical professional who is willing to slice people open to give them bigger boobs?)

There are no pain receptors on the surface of the brain. (According to the Royal College of Nursing web site, some patients undergoing brain surgery have volunteered to have their exposed brain stimulated with electrodes during surgery. When not under general anesthesia, they can even report their sensations to the experimenter.  Volunteered!  I'm feeling queasy again.)

Underwear model Karolina Kurkova has no belly button. (The belly button (also called the umbilicus, or the navel) is a scar on the abdomen, caused when the umbilical cord is removed from a newborn baby. In humans, the scar can appear as a depression (often referred to as an innie) or as a protrusion (outie). I've got an innie.)

powered by ODEO According to Datamonitor, the UK spends more on cosmetic surgery than Germany, France and Italy put together. (£500m for nips, tucks and sucks in 2006. My spend for the last 10 years? £0m. My budget for the next 10 years? £0m.)