TV show Love Island is encouraging too many young people to undergo cosmetic surgery – and it is costing the NHS, a health minister has warned.
Jackie Doyle-Price, the UK’s minister for mental health and suicide prevention, said anyone thinking of a breast enlargement or lip fillers must check that the practitioner is qualified.
She disclosed figures showing that at least one NHS hospital has seen a six-fold rise in corrective procedures following cut-price cosmetic surgery abroad.
The minister blamed reality shows such as Love Island, The Only Way Is Essex and Absolutely Ascot for the rise of cosmetic surgery because young people receive unrealistic ideas about body image.
