Anjana Gosai, Time Online
Imagine if you could obtain a cleavage as ample as that of a Victoria’s Secret model without going under the knife or stuffing your bra with off-putting chicken fillets. Imagine if all it took to swell from diminutive Kate Moss mounds to generous Scarlett Johansson curves was an injection. Well, the “boob job in a jab” is now a reality, thanks to one of the latest body-contouring treatments to arrive in the UK.
Created by Q-Med, the Swedish company behind the popular wrinkle-eraser Restylane, Macrolane was initially launched in Europe as a correctional filler for body indentations. It wasn’t until it was used in Japan 3½ years ago that it really found its niche, offering a nation of comparatively flat-chested women the chance to increase their breast size without surgery, scarring or hospital downtime. So far, about 30,000 Japanese women have chosen Macrolane to boost their assets.
The procedure sounds straightforward enough. It takes about 45 minutes and involves a tiny incision being made in the crease under each breast, so that a gel filler made of hyaluronic acid can be pumped in through a flexible knitting needle-sized canula. There is no general anaesthetic and you don’t need to take time off work to recover afterwards. Macrolane was launched in the UK in January, and carries the European CE mark of approval.
It’s unsurprising that Macrolane already has several aesthetic doctors’ white coats flapping in excitement. Such a treatment is sure to be a boon for surgery-shy women who want bigger boobs, but have been too scared to go under the knife. Dr Mike Comins of Hans Place Practice in Knightsbridge, one of 34 UK clinics already using Macrolane for breasts, thinks it could spell the end of the boob job. “The implant look is so last decade,” he says. “The vogue now is to have a subtle change and, unlike silicone, with its limited shapes, you can tailor Macrolane to suit your needs.”
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