'I'm a plastic surgeon – there's one cosmetic procedure I wish people wouldn't ask for'

'I'm a plastic surgeon – there's one cosmetic procedure I wish people wouldn't ask for'An experienced plastic surgeon has shared why he wishes people wouldn't undergo procedures that will alter their appearance significantly, due to the dangers involvedCommentsNewsChristopher Sharp Trendswatch Reporter09:51, 17 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesA plastic surgeon has talked about the surgery he wish people wouldn't get (stock)(Image: Getty)A leading British plastic surgeon has spoken in depth about what his job is really like, and what he wishes people wouldn’t change about themselves.‌Dr Dan Marsh addressed the cosmetic surgery procedures he's performed throughout his career, and provided some behind-the-scenes knowledge in an interview with LADbible.‌In response to a question about which surgeries he wishes people wouldn’t get and why, he said: “This is an easy one. I think plastic surgery that significantly changes your appearance to something which is abnormal.‌“There are surgeons around the world who do things like the fantasy nose, or they change people to things which are not anatomically possible.”View 3 ImagesDr Dan warned people not to make dramatic anatomical changes (stock)(Image: Getty)The fantasy nose is a phenomenon whereby people have their nose changed so that it looks like those found on fictional characters. Dr Marsh also spoke about how some people choose to have the area around their eyes changed so that they looked like cats.‌He added: “You can lift the corner of the eye to have a sort of cat eye appearance. Any of these surgeries that are significantly changing and altering things beyond what is normal anatomically, I think surgeries like that I would wish people didn’t go through with.”Returning to the example of the fantasy nose, Dr Ian said it was an example of modifying the body away from what it had evolved into, and how some patients who undergo that specific procedure are left unable to breathe afterwards.He ex...