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The UK is fast approaching a level of obsession with plastic surgery that those in the US have had for a while now. The present day is all about lifestyle, particularly looking good, but this can sometimes come with consequences such as having to make no win, no fee personal injury compensation claims when things go hideously wrong.
Louis Theroux, known for his controversial style of interviewing celebrities, found himself facing the knife on a recent trip to the states.
The gangly journalist who has both British and US citizenship has interviewed many celebrities on both sides of the pond. Probably best known for his When Louis Met series, where he offered insight into the lives of the likes of Sir Jimmy Saville and Max Clifford, Mr Theroux's latest venture is the third in a series of ten films that he is recording for the BBC.
Theroux said that after looking into the phenomenon of gambling in Las Vegas and observing members of the highly controversial Westboro Baptist Church he was curious to explore California's fascination with plastic surgery in Louis Theroux: Under the Knife.
Whether this was inspired by observations of Michael Jackson's obscure life when Louis met with the excentric pop star's dad Joe for a BBC2 documentary in 2003 is anyone's guess. But one thing that Louis cannot be accused of is being faint hearted, as he undergoes surgery himself in his new show just to see what all the fuss is about.
Louis told the BBC, "I've always thought of myself as being quite lanky and skinny. So when, in the course of making a documentary on Beverley Hills plastic surgery, one of the doctor's gave me an impromptu consultation and told me I'd be a pretty good candidate' for liposuction, I was surprised and maybe a tiny bit put out.
"The consultation took the form of him pinching and squeezing the flab around my torso and back for a few minutes. I'd agreed to it half in jest yet he was quite serious.
"The issue, he explained, wasn't weight loss, my weight was fine but I was disproportiante', my fat was unevenly distributed round my body and I had too much on my belly.
"I didn't think too much more about it. But later, when I looked at the unedited film footage of the scene, I realized I did look a bit flabby.
"I was pretty confdent I could get rid of the flab through diet and exercise. But then again, I'd wanted to get a procedure myself, as a way of participating in the story, and this might be it. I had been thinking more along the lines of botox."
Surely any medical professional should advise that patients look at their diet and exercise regime before even suggesting they go anywhere near the knife, let alone under it. If Louis could see that changing his body was achievable through exercise then surely this should have been the route that he was encouraged to take. It is frightening to think about just how many people undergo surgery, putting themselves at risk of personal injury and infection when there is just no need.
It could be argued that Louis only saw himself as a bit flabby' because it was pointed out by a medical professional, which is a problem the world over. There is a danger that once you walk in to a plastic surgeon's office you are going to come out with more complexes than you went in with. Many cases have been reported where people have gone in to discuss having a bit of botox and come out booked in for a face lift, rhinoplasty and a breast augmentation. Could this not be considered medical negligence? It certainly suggests that there are plastic surgeons out there who are just in it for the money and are less concerned with patient welfare.
It is admirable that Louis Theroux opted to go under the knife to get more of a feel for the documentary that he was creating, as it may help to give people who are thinking of having plastic surgery a more accurate insight into what is involved and just how unnecessary it can be. If this BBC film gets through to just a few hundred people about the dangers of plastic surgery and decreases the chances of personal injury resulting in no win, no fee claims it will have done its job.
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