Mar 12, 2010

Survey: UK women prefer liposuction to exercise

Busy schedules, attitudes about health and the steadily increasing popularity of cosmetic surgery have likely contributed to the preference of many UK women to prefer surgical weight loss procedures to adapting their exercise patterns.

According to a survey on the website GoodSurgeonGuide.co.uk, almost 80 percent of respondents would rather go under the knife for a tummy tuck or liposuction than making adjustments to their health habits, MarieClaire.co.uk reports.

Specifically, 34 percent of women said they would elect to lose excess weight through liposuction, another 26 percent would choose a gastric bypass, and just 14 percent would consider cutting calories.

Only 2 percent of respondents said that they would exercise more to reduce their weight.

Christina Clogg, owner of The Good Surgeon Guide, told the news source, "Obesity is huge issue in the UK. The nation certainly needs to get healthier…[and] surgery may be a quick fix, but it doesn't always improve underlying health issues."

She added, "Researching the practitioner and surgery is absolutely imperative."

Because many weight reduction surgeries can leave scars, many plastic surgeons have recommended using silicone gel sheeting to reduce the appearance of topical marks after the procedure. ADNFCR-3015-ID-19667594-ADNFCR

 

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