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Lancashire businessmen ‘increasingly turning to cosmetic facial surgery’ (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Lancashire businessmen ‘increasingly turning to cosmetic facial surgery’

10:22am Wednesday 15th June 2011

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LANCASHIRE businessmen are turning to botox, laser line removal and facial fillers because they want to look as ‘slick and attractive as contestants on The Apprentice’.

That’s the view of a leading plastic surgeon in the region who said that almost one in four of his clients were now male – with businessmen as young as their mid-20s seeking enhancements to the way they look.

However Peter Paterson said that an initial rise in requests for cosmetic surgery had been replaced by a growing trend for men to look for non-surgical ways of improving their looks.

The surgical director of the pioneering Sandon House Clinic in Preston, said the stigma that once surrounded cosmetic procedures for men had gone.

He said: “Programmes like The Apprentice have put the focus more than ever on looking slick and coming across as young, energetic and vibrant – a case of looking the part even if, as Lord Sugar frequently discovers, people can’t always deliver the goods.”

He said that the majority of his male patients were businessmen – including young people who want to look their best in an increasingly competitive jobs market.

The most popular male procedures are neck lifts and face lifts, scar and mole removal and upper eyelid reduction, he said.

but mr Paterson added that botox and filler treatment for fine lines and wrinkles was rising rapidly.

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Lancashire businessmen ‘increasingly turning to cosmetic facial surgery’ (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Lancashire businessmen ‘increasingly turning to cosmetic facial surgery’

10:22am Wednesday 15th June 2011

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LANCASHIRE businessmen are turning to botox, laser line removal and facial fillers because they want to look as ‘slick and attractive as contestants on the Apprentice’.

However Peter Paterson said that an initial rise in requests for cosmetic surgery had been replaced by a growing trend for men to look for non-surgical ways of improving their looks.

the surgical director of the pioneering Sandon House Clinic in Preston, said the stigma that once surrounded cosmetic procedures for men had gone.

he said: “Programmes like the Apprentice have put the focus more than ever on looking slick and coming across as young, energetic and vibrant – a case of looking the part even if, as Lord Sugar frequently discovers, people can’t always deliver the goods.”

he said that the majority of his male patients were businessmen – including young people who want to look their best in an increasingly competitive jobs market.

the most popular male procedures are neck lifts and face lifts, scar and mole removal and upper eyelid reduction, he said.

But mr Paterson added that botox and filler treatment for fine lines and wrinkles was rising rapidly.

Gang’s attack left my life in tatters (From The Northern Echo)

Gang’s attack left my life in tatters

8:00am Friday 3rd June 2011

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a VICTIM of two of the young men who terrorised the streets of Thirsk has spoken for the first time about the attack that left him scared to leave his own home.

Stephen Rose, 48, still receives counselling after the attack in 2009, when he was beaten so badly he had to have three hours of emergency surgery.

Mr Rose was at Teesside Crown Court yesterday to see Jamie Marsden, 19, and Daniel Dodsworth, 20, jailed for two years for the attack, which the judge described as cowardly and fuelled by drink.

“In a way, I’m happy with the outcome, but they’ll be out in less than 12 months,”

he said.

“I’m glad they are off the streets because my life has been made hell. I just wish the legal system was better, so they could be put away for longer.”

On the night of the attack, Mr Rose went outside to clean up after his dog when he was spotted by Dodsworth, who was at a party nearby.

Dodsworth ran at Mr Rose shouting that he would “kick his head in”

and punched him to the floor.

He was joined by Marsden, who started kicking Mr Rose in the face.

“I think there was a gang of about six lads in the end just kicking me in the head and face,” said Mr Rose.

“They focused on my head and kicked me until I was unconscious.

“When I woke up I was holding my face because of all the blood, but when I moved my hand away my top lip fell off – it was severed all the way up to my nose. I had to have three hours of plastic surgery to reattach it.

“I lost six teeth, two at the time and another four had to be removed because they were bent back so far.”

Since the attack, Mr Rose has had problems with his eyesight and receives counselling.

because of his injuries, he lost his business selling industrial paper and almost lost his home after falling behind with mortgage payments.

Intimidation from friends of Marsden and Dodsworth also means he is too afraid to go into Thirsk town centre.

He said: “I can’t go shopping or even just for a drink with friends in Thirsk because there are always people threatening me.

“People ask why I don’t just leave, but I was born and brought up here. why should I have to leave my home because of scum like that? It’s going to be very difficult, even though they have gone down. the past 20 months have been hell.”

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Gang’s attack left my life in tatters (From The Northern Echo)

Gang’s attack left my life in tatters

8:00am Friday 3rd June 2011

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a VICTIM of two of the young men who terrorised the streets of Thirsk has spoken for the first time about the attack that left him scared to leave his own home.

Stephen Rose, 48, still receives counselling after the attack in 2009, when he was beaten so badly he had to have three hours of emergency surgery.

mr Rose was at Teesside Crown Court yesterday to see Jamie Marsden, 19, and Daniel Dodsworth, 20, jailed for two years for the attack, which the judge described as cowardly and fuelled by drink.

“In a way, I’m happy with the outcome, but they’ll be out in less than 12 months,”

“I’m glad they are off the streets because my life has been made hell. I just wish the legal system was better, so they could be put away for longer.”

on the night of the attack, mr Rose went outside to clean up after his dog when he was spotted by Dodsworth, who was at a party nearby.

Dodsworth ran at mr Rose shouting that he would “kick his head in”

and punched him to the floor.

He was joined by Marsden, who started kicking mr Rose in the face.

“I think there was a gang of about six lads in the end just kicking me in the head and face,” said mr Rose.

“They focused on my head and kicked me until I was unconscious.

“I lost six teeth, two at the time and another four had to be removed because they were bent back so far.”

Since the attack, mr Rose has had problems with his eyesight and receives counselling.

because of his injuries, he lost his business selling industrial paper and almost lost his home after falling behind with mortgage payments.

Intimidation from friends of Marsden and Dodsworth also means he is too afraid to go into Thirsk town centre.

He said: “I can’t go shopping or even just for a drink with friends in Thirsk because there are always people threatening me.

“People ask why I don’t just leave, but I was born and brought up here. Why should I have to leave my home because of scum like that? It’s going to be very difficult, even though they have gone down. the past 20 months have been hell.”

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4,000 new dental places set for Pendle (From Lancashire Telegraph)

4,000 new dental places set for Pendle

12:07pm Friday 20th August 2010

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FOUR thousand new treatment places are to be created in a massive expansion of dental services in a Pendle town.

Harrison Street Dental Centre, part of the Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) group, currently has 500 patients on its books.

The Barnoldswick centre offers the full range of NHS dental services, in addition to further and specialist services, such as orthodontics, sedation, minor oral surgery, and in-hours urgent access.

A range of private, cosmetic treatments can also be provided on request.

The expansion announcement coincides with the news that Burnley’s under-construction dental super centre, on the site of the former Aenon Baptist Chapel, in Red Lion Street, with facilities for 10,000 patients, is scheduled to open in the autumn.

Latest figures show that just half of patients in East Lancashire have ever registered with a dentist, since the NHS was formed, and the standards of dental hygiene in the area generally are considered poor.

Waiting lists for East Lancashire show 10,494 are looking to be allocated a dentist.

Only 20 out of the 52 current practices in East Lancashire which hold NHS contracts are accepting new patients.

Sharon Newton, area manager for IDH, said: “The practice was set up to increase access to an NHS dentist for the local community in Barnoldswick, and we are working closely with NHS East Lancashire to ensure that anyone who needs NHS treatment, whether routine or urgent, can get it when they need it.

“We expect that some patients may travel from areas bordering Barnoldswick, and the practice will do its best to accommodate these people too.”

The Harrison Street practice is in addition to the Barnoldswick Dental Centre, in Park Avenue, also part of the IDH group.

The two dentists Velislav Kolchev and Joanna Grabowska have transferred from Park Avenue to Harrison Street.

The surgery is open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 7pm, and on Saturday, from 9am to 2pm.

to register, drop in, or call 01282 817053.

An NHS East Lancashire spokesman said work on the new super centre in Burnley was progressing well and that it should be finished by October.

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NHS bears cost of botched cosmetic ops (From Oxford Mail)

NHS bears cost of botched cosmetic ops

10:00am Monday 23rd August 2010

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a PLASTIC surgeon warned botched private cosmetic surgery is costing the NHS in Oxfordshire ‘thousands and thousands’ each year.

County people flocking to places like Poland and India for unregulated breast augmentation and tummy tucks are relying on the NHS to pay surgeons when it goes wrong, he claimed.

Adrian Richards, who runs the Aurora Clinic, near Thame, said his clinic received a referral every couple of months.

Last night, NHS Oxfordshire, the county’s primary care trust, said it did not hold figures for how many people who had surgery privately needed NHS help and claimed it did not know how much it had spent fixing ‘botched jobs’.

but Mr Richards, a member of the Fellowship of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said the trust shelled out thousands of taxpayers money paying for the corrections each year.

he said: “We have surgeons here who take referrals from the NHS and we see either a surgery related infection or bad job at least every couple of months.

“The most popular types of surgery are ‘tummy tucks’, abdominoplasty, and breast augmentation.

“The main things we do see are infections and these tend to be from places such as Poland, South Africa, and India, where sterility standards are not as high and surgery is not regulated.

“Much of the time people go abroad for surgery and perhaps don’t get the level of aftercare they need to make sure they recover fully. You can’t just jump on a plane afterwards because there is a high risk of blood clots.

“When someone picks up an infection and becomes very ill after their surgery they’ll go to the local A&E and in some cases have to be admitted into intensive care.

“I would say it costs the NHS hundreds of thousands every year.

“And when surgery goes very wrong, the sky is the limit.”

The average price for a breast enlargement or tummy tuck in the UK is around £4,000.

but Mr Richards said patients can save about £1,000 when they go abroad, with packages including a two week break afterwards.

he said this type of routine ‘holiday surgery’ means people are not treating plastic surgery seriously.

he said: “There seems to be an offhand approach to having surgery, People forget it is still surgery and can be dangerous if not done properly. “ Mr Richards said another worrying factor in going abroad to unregulated surgeries was the spread of the new superbug NDM1, which scientists are struggling to find an antidote for.

he said: “The NDM1 virus was brought into this country by people who travelled to India and Pakistan mainly for cosmetic surgery procedures.

“My advice to people who are considering having surgery is, do the research.

“Make sure there are recognised standards in place and make sure you go and see a responsible professional.”

awilliams@oxfordmail.co.uk

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