Mrs Askam said she was angry NHS money was available for some cosmetic breast enlargement or tattoo removal.

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Jack also developed physical side effects including gynaecomastia (male breast enlargement), caused by the increased levels of the female hormone oestrogen in the body.

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The government expects the private clinics - who carried out 95% of the surgery - almost all for breast enlargement - to do the same.

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Debbie Lewis says she accepts that many people will have little sympathy for women who had PIP implants for breast enlargement - just one in 20 patients in Britain had the implants for reconstructive surgery following cancer.

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This is not easy: when the American state of Oregon tried using opinion surveys to help set the priorities of its health service, it reached the bizarre conclusion that cosmetic breast-enlargement was more important than treating broken legs.

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