Surgeon with scruples (From The Bolton News)

Surgeon with scruples

HOW refreshing to hear a plastic surgeon publicly counselling caution on having nips and tucks.

Mr Ali Juma from Beaumont Hospital in Lostock says that surgical procedures should not be viewed in the same way "as getting a haircut or a new wardrobe."

He feels that Channel 4's "Ten Years Younger" and "Cosmetic Surgery Live" on Five are "simplistic", not showing the full consultation process patients have to undergo before they are deemed suitable candidates.

Mr Juma rightly states that "surgery is a life event. It will change things forever and shouldn't be approached lightly."

If Mr Juma does not think surgery is in the health or clinical interest of a patient, he won't do it.