Originally Posted by homealone

I think the telling point in the article, is the final one where it expresses surprise that parents will pay for their children to have plastic surgery. Any 'truly' cosmetic alterations, to reduce disfigurement, for example, would be elegible for surgery under the NHS. I don't think it's a good idea to alter anyone while they are still growing, anyway.

I'm reminded of Chimaera's sig line "You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same" - pressure on kids to conform to an image is huge, these days, but their parents should have more sense.