Laura Wakley before (Handbag.com) ‘One of the loveliest things about having my cosmetic surgery abroad was that I got two weeks in the sunshine to recover,’ says Laura Wakley, who went to South Africa for a breast enlargement in February 2005. ‘Cape Town is beautiful and the entire trip, including surgery, cost 5,000; 2,000 less than having it done in the UK.’ Huge demand for boob-jobs (icNewcastle - Sunday Sun) breast implants are becoming as common for women in the North as buying cosmetics, a leading plastic surgeon has warned.