| MUMBAI:
The BBC Asian Network in the UK reveals how Asian men are leading the way when
it comes to plastic surgery, with a reported 40 per cent year-on-year increase.
The
documentary, Under The Knife, will be aired on BBC
Asian Network on 6 July.
The
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) claims that surgery
amongst men in general has increased by 300 per cent in the past five years.
According
to Harley Medical Group, Asian men are now leading the increase
in rhinoplasty. This procedure amongst white men is now no
longer the most popular and comes third on the list, after
breast reduction and liposuction.
With
the desire to have a more 'Western' looking nose, the Midlands and London in particular
have seen rhinoplasty figures for Asian men increase up to 40 per cent. These
figures are far ahead than the average increase which makes nose reconstruction
the most popular procedure for Asian men. The
programme will reveal how some procedures are being done in secret so that the
wider family are not aware of the surgery. One organisation which arranges operations
abroad says its Asian patient list has grown to one a week on average. | 
