Plastic surgery continues to gain popularity worldwide, as evidenced by The Cosmetic Surgery Show: What A Load of Botox, which premiers this month on Ireland’s TV3 and features a certain Hollywood celebrity surgeon.
The cosmetic nip-and-tuck is hardly an exclusive American phenomenon, and a new show demonstrates this by focusing on plastic surgery in Ireland.
Presenter Caroline Morahan and plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Rey will co-host The Cosmetic Surgery Show: What A Load of Botox, set to premiere January 13 on Ireland’s TV3. The show offers glimpses into various cosmetic procedures – liposuction, Botox injections and breast augmentation, among others –as well as in-studio discussions of plastic surgery and public poll information. Morahan is an Irish actress best known for a five-year stint on the fashion show Off the Rails. Rey, a Hollywood surgeon, is a media veteran, having made dozens of appearances on shows including Dr. Phil, The Today Show, The View and Dr. 90210. Ironically, however, Dr. Rey is not board certified in plastic surgery.
The plastic surgery market abroad seems to be well in tune with today’s high American statistics. The United Kingdom alone sports some healthy figures, according to data from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. In 2008, association members performed 34,187 surgeries, a 5 percent increase over 2007. Of that number, a grand majority of these operations were performed on women – and the most popular choice was breast augmentation. Also, from 2007 to 2008, the tummy tuck saw a 30 percent increase in demand among both men and women, though males most often preferred rhinoplasty.
As in America, this rising rate shows no sign of receding. And so any show that delves into the growing trend of plastic surgery will certainly have good odds of having a sizable interested viewership. Whether the show will keep them is the question.
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