The real cost of the Love Island look

And that’s just the first year. Then there’s the risk of infection, tissue death... and it all going wrong

aggerating everything. You paint one wall of the house leave three blank.” ve Island Face first became a nomenon in 2018, when an Barton-Hanson strutted the villa with £25,000 of etic enhancements.

YouGov report revealed that seeing Megan on screen, one 0 women were inspired to a cosmetic procedure. Manchester, one clinic rted a 200 per cent increase emand for a plumper pout following her entrance. It even put together a Love Island package consisting of Botox, lip fillers and an optional non-surgical rhinoplasty to cater for the demand.

Research by charity Plan International UK has also found that nearly half of girls aged 14 to 21 have considered cosmetic surgery due to body image concerns.

And the non-surgical treatments favoured by Love Island contestants now account for nine out of 10 procedures and are worth a whopping £2.75billion.

But the procedures don’t come without risks. Problems are rare but can include infections, lumps and blocked blood vessels, which can cause tissue death and blindness.

Dr Perry admitted the treatments “can be life-changing” and said he would never do them all in one go as too many things could go wrong. But he said most problems arise when young people go

ADVICE Helen meets Dr Perry for a cosmetic consultation to salons for treatments instead of medical professionals. “We get people coming in who have had treatments from salons – mainly because they are cheaper,” he said.

“It’s often excessively done because they assume more is

better, when that’s not the case.” Weighing it up, I think I’d prefer to keep my deep frown, downturned mouth and acne scars, along with more money in my bank account. I don’t want to look like anyone other than myself.

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Think about all the costs, including fees for aftercare, correcting things if something goes wrong and any potential future procedures

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