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Girls aged 13 having plastic surgery due to social media

20 February 2019

A study by You Inside Out has shown that thousands of teenage girls as young as 13 are turning to cosmetic surgery. Professor Afshin Mosahebi (UCL Surgery & Interventional Sciences) says there is “no doubt” that social media increases the pressure on appearance.

Read: Telegraph (£)