Press Releases

2005 May 30

ONE IN FOUR WOMEN IN BUSINESS WOULD CONSIDER COSMETIC SURGERY TO BOOST THEIR CAREER

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Over a quarter of women executives would consider cosmetic surgery in order to improve their career prospects, according to a survey by The Aziz Corporation, the UK’s leading independent executive communications consultancy.

The research reveals that more than a quarter of female executives would be prepared to go under the knife if they thought it would get them ahead in business. Such is women’s preoccupation with their physical appearance that 26 per cent would consider a face lift, 27 per cent plastic surgery and 28 per cent Botox treatments if they thought it would boost their career prospects.

Professor Khalid Aziz, Chairman of The Aziz Corporation, comments:

“It is interesting that such a high proportion of both sexes would consider changing their physical appearance either through dieting or even surgery. While celebrities such as Leslie Ash may have had some bad experiences with treatments, it doesn’t appear to have discouraged today’s business executives from considering this kind of therapy in order to advance their careers.”