Current Affairs What people want for Christmas: bigger breasts and longer hair
Santa's on his way and this year he's having to make many a stop over at private clinics to pick up gift certificates for bigger breasts, longer hair or liposuction treatments. The things people want for Christmas follow western trends and while five years ago the ultimate gift was a holiday in the Caribbean, now people want a gorgeous new body to take there.
Just a few years ago having cosmetic surgery was not something that people
seriously considered. It was widely seen as the reserve of the rich and
famous and something that cost the earth. Although few Czech VIPs are
prepared to admit they've had cosmetic surgery Czechs are seeing the
results and they clearly like what they see. In recent years private
clinics have spread the word and brought down the price. As a result more
and more Czechs have come to feel that, expensive as it is, their dream of
bigger breasts, longer hair or slimmer thighs is now within reach. An
opinion survey indicates that one in six women are seriously considering
cosmetic surgery, predominantly breast enlargement, liposuction treatment
and eyelid surgery. One in a hundred men are seriously considering
liposuction, eyelid surgery or a hair transplant.
Many of them are likely to find gift certificates under their Christmas
tree this year. Private clinics say they have issued many such
certificates to both men and women. "There is a money back guarantee
if the given operation proves unsuitable or presents a health risk, but we
expect that most of the certificates will be used," the head of one
clinic says. The interest is such that there are waiting lists for certain
types of surgery. Although clinics generally warmly welcome the idea of
people giving surprise certificates to their nearest and dearest, they are
warning people to give the matter serious thought before coming to a
decision, and primarily for the recipient to want to undergo treatment out
of their own free will. Some men come to the clinic for a certificate
because they know their wives or girlfriends really want the treatment,
but clinics say they've had cases where a man asks for a complete body
makeover for his wife, explaining that the idea is to bring her in as a
surprise and take home a new model.
Well, that's about as far from the Christmas spirit as you can get and I'm
happy to say that Santa draws the line at that.
