The Doctor Says
According to Dr Narendra Pandya, a cosmetic surgeon with the Jaslok and Breach Candy Hospitals, Mumbai, women are nine times more likely to get cosmetic surgery than men. “Young women like aspiring models are especially adventurous and want to remain in shape"

Feel Good Fix-Its
“I feel absolutely fabulous now. I believe it’s really improved my life and I would not only recommend it but I wouldn’t mind getting it done again!” says Rita, 28, a mother of two children, who has undergone a boob job.

“Cosmetic surgery is not the horrible thing that everybody thinks it is — where you look like your skin is held back with a rubber band,” says Ivy Stevens, an airhostess who needs to look good at all times and so decided to go in for a facial surgery. “It was a smart move on my part. Everybody told me I looked tired after I returned even from a short two-hour flight. After consultation,

I decided on a laparoscopic brow lift and a laser resurfacing of the skin,” she says, very pleased with the results.