The human pursuit of body perfection and ideal aesthetics means we increasingly resort to cosmetic interventions to achieve our desired look.
Some surveys suggest that the breast implant market is growing at 7% per year, despite women suing a breast implant manufacturer over alleged links with a rare cancer.
Professor Suzanne Turner comments on this radio:
BBC Radio 4 Women's Hour: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022l48
Naked Scientists: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists-podcast/cosmetics-linked-cancer