Harley Medical Group Reveal Patients Working Overtime to Fund
Surgery
Released
on: September 26, 2008, 8:11 am
Press
Release Author: Harley
Medical Group
Industry:
Healthcare
Press
Release Summary: New findings from Harley Medical Group have revealed
that people funding their cosmetic surgery by working a second
job is becoming increasingly popular during the credit crunch
Press
Release Body: Harley Medical Group, the UK's largest cosmetic
surgery provider, has found that a growing number of patients
are funding their cosmetic surgery procedures by working a second
job or putting in extra hours due to the current poor economic
climate.
New
findings from Harley Medical Group show that 22% of patients from
its 23 UK clinics said that they had done overtime or taken on
a second job to pay for surgery. This number is up from the 11%
of people who had worked extra hours just 6 months previously.
It was discovered that patients usually undertake extra work for
6-12 months to help fund their surgery, with bar and restaurant
jobs, direct selling and market research proving to be popular
choices for second jobs.
Director
of Harley Medical Group, Liz Dale, said, "As well as taking
on extra work to raise money, many of our patients are dipping
into saving schemes and cutting down on holidays, socialising,
shopping and home decoration to fund their plastic
surgery. It's not uncommon for patients to research and plan
for their cosmetic
surgery two to three years and for this reason, they're unlikely
to want to now put this off and instead they consider their procedure
to be an investment. Surgery gives them improved confidence, enhancing
their lifestyles financially and socially."
The
new research from Harley Medical Group also found that the most
popular surgical procedure among women currently is breast augmentation
with liposuction
not far behind. Cosmetic surgery procedures such as liposuction
and rhinoplasty have also proved popular with men.
Cosmetic
surgery is booming in the UK despite the credit crunch, with enquiries
at The Harley Medical Group up 35% year on year.
About
Harley Medical Group:
The Harley Medical Group is the UK's largest cosmetic surgery
provider, performing more procedures and with more clinics than
any other cosmetic surgery provider. It has been established for
over 25 years and is one of the most highly-regarded Cosmetic
Surgery Groups operating in the UK. It has conducted over 400,000
procedures to date including abdominoplasty,
liposuction, breast augmentation and Gynaecomastia procedures.
All
of The Harley Medical Group's clinics are registered with the
Healthcare Commission. There are now 23 clinics in the UK and
Ireland: London (Harley Street, Wimbledon, The City, Chiswick,
Finchley & Watford), Marlow, Birmingham, Leeds, Brighton,
Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Chester, Nottingham, Southampton,
Cardiff, Chelmsford, Dublin, Northampton, Cambridge, Maidstone
and Belfast.
Web
Site: http://www.harleymedical.co.uk
PR
Contact:
Michelle Lowery
Rain Communications UK
2 Greycoat Place
Westminster
London
SW1P 1SB
020 7222 4345
www.harleymedical.co.uk
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