Work it out

No new year would be complete without a resolution to get fitter.

There are very few who haven’t vowed to lose weight and get in shape for the year ahead, but as Ireland has one of the fastest growing rates of obesity in the world, a number of people are turning to cosmetic surgery to help shed a few inches.

And although this sort of treatment has traditionally been associated with women, figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons show a significant increase in male patients with the number of ‘moob jobs’ looking set to double within the next five years.