Treading a thin line with cosmetic surgery

MONEY talks.

Even when it shouldn’t, even when it’s the last thing you should be thinking of — like when you’re considering a tummy tuck or breast augmentation or getting the hollows under your eyes filled or the lines around your mouth erased.

According to expert observers of the cosmetic surgery industry here, Irish patients are being seduced into private clinics by offers of free initial consultations and two-for-the-price-of-one deals.