'I preferred the wrinkles'

When Sue Taylor went to a cosmetic surgeon to talk about a facelift, she was seduced by the smooth talk and hard sell.

Mrs Taylor, 46, from Nottinghamshire, was persuaded by local surgeon David Herbert to have a full facelift for £5,000.

What she did not know was that other surgeons nicknamed Mr Herbert the "flying doctor" because of the speed of his operations. He has since been suspended for six months for botching surgery.

Mrs Taylor, who endured weeks of agony and was left with scars, won an out-of-court settlement but wishes she had never agreed to surgery.

"When I first looked in the mirror I was devastated," she said. "Quite honestly, I preferred the wrinkles."