Boob and moob jobs defy the credit crunch
While many other companies are going 'bust' plastic surgeons are finding boob jobs are still increasing.
Last year the 8,429 women went under the knife for breast augmentation - up 30 percent on 2007 - according to statistics by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
The stats also show that record numbers of men are getting breast-reduction surgery 'moob jobs' ... but you can understand why we used the picture we did, can't you?
In fact the moob job saw a bigger increase than any other cosmetic surgery (up 44 percent) followed by tummy tucks and boob jobs (both up 30 percent)
A total of 34,100 surgical procedures were carried out in the UK ... experts say not all of them were on Katie Price.
"These figures indicate that despite the beginnings of a financial downturn last year, the public's interest in aesthetic surgery remained strong, especially in regards to specific procedures," said Nigel Mercer of the BAAPS.
"In the current climate it is even more important that patients seeking cosmetic surgical procedures do not make decisions based on price."
The top surgical procedures for men & women in 2008 were, in order of popularity:
Breast augmentation: 8,449 – up 30% from last year
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery): 5,130 – down 10%
Face/Neck Lift: 4,547 – up 1.7%
Breast Reduction: 3,845 – up 13%
Abdominoplasty: 3,638 – up 30%
Liposuction: 3,249 – down 29%
Rhinoplasty: 3,065 – up 1.5%
Otoplasty (ear correction): 1,260 – up 23%
Brow lifts 1,004 – up 4%
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