Free Liposuction On The NHS

Over two thousand UK patients have received free cosmetic surgery on the NHS over the past year it's been revealed. Figures from the NHS Information Centre show that £5.7million was spent giving liposuction (alson known as liposculpture) to 471 people and surgeries such as breast reductions, tummy tucks and rhinoplasty to over 1,600 patients.

Free cosmetic surgery on the NHS though is tightly restricted and only offered to those who need it for medical or reconstructive purposes or because it is severaly impacting their mental health. It is not offered purely for cosmetic reasons.

For instance the rise in liposuction procedures is in part due to a condition known as lipodystrophy syndrome in which areas of fat are lost in one area and reappear in other areas such as the neck, a side effect of some HIV medicines.