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BBC1, 8pm
IT’S all the Kardashians’ fault – women are now expected to have big lips, big bums, big boobs, high cheekbones and tiny waists.
The result is a boom in cosmetic treatments as people battle for a social media-approved look.
The industry is worth nearly £3billion, with people turning to noninvasive procedures.
Half a million people in the UK last year had dermal fillers, one of the cheaper options for changing how you look.
But with all the treatments now available, do they do what they claim and is there any evidence that they actually work?
“I’m concerned that the UK is one of the only countries where the cosmetic treatments industry is almost completely unregulated,” says blogger and journalist Mehreen Baig.
In this two-part series, she and medical journalist Michael Mosley team up to scrutinise the science and safety of cosmetic treatments – and put them to the test.
There are also some scary stories of botched treatments
– it remains completely legal for someone to order treatments online and perform them anywhere, including sheds and car parks.
This episode is a slightly frightening tour of facial treatments.
Mehreen investigates liquid nose jobs, mentioning her “slightly wonky” nose to a consultant, who agrees with her far too quickly.
She also follows an experiment that pits three skin-tightening treatments against each other. Meanwhile, Michael tests the latest anti-wrinkle technology on his crow’s feet, and in a unique psychology experiment he asks the multimillion-dollar question: do cosmetic treatments actually make us any more attractive to others?