Your health is important and if something goes wrong it can seriously affect the quality of your life. So, whether it's your teeth or your hips, your future offspring or the size of your nose, if it's causing you concern, it's time to get it fixed.

Using the NHS is one option. But, although waiting lists have fallen in the past 10 years, all the public healthcare system has to promise is that you will have your first outpatient appointment within 18 weeks of being referred by your GP. So it can still take many months before you get into an operating theatre.

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