Is anyone else as troubled as me by the story in today's papers that says more and more people are embarking on DIY cosmetic surgery?
In case you don't have the time, or the stomach, to read the whole article, there are tales of at-home nose jobs (curiously replacing the cartillage with a chicken bone), tummy tucks (you can only imagine) and pinning back ears with super glue.
I know we're part of an image-is-everything generation obsessed with fame, beauty and celebrity, but the whole thing bothers me massively.
I look back at my DIY hair colour disasters from when I was younger (my student days, of course, I'd never do anything so irresponsible as a grown up) and remember the havoc I caused - imagine what harm I could have done with a knife.
Where does it go from here? Using hoovers for liposuction; DIY colonics and at-home hair transplants. The whole concept is terrifying...and just imagine the mess that you guys - the professionals - are going to have to clean up afterwards...