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drewbie

Valued member
I'm not sure if anybody else ever visits the LYB forum but it's a plastic surgery forum that has recently gone down amid the growing scandal surrounding PIP implants.

Due to the fact that regulation surrounding plastic surgery in the UK is so lax, it is a great, great shame if the forum is down for good. People in the UK considering surgery absolutely need good information at their fingertips to begin their research and avoid making decisions that could negatively affect them for the rest of their lives. I'm sure any who've had bad HT can identify with this predicament.

The problem with the forum was that the ad revenue was generated by the 'big' surgery chains that have been guilty of using PIP implants and then refusing to remove them for free and this is why I believe the site has been taken down.

Again, the lack of resources and information surrounding plastic and cosmetic surgery is a terrible thing as there are plenty of companies happy to exploit peoples' insecurities for large sums of money. This is why having a forum in the UK is so vitally important.

Richtea, if you're reading this, I'd love to hear anything from you about the forum. If LYB is gone for good, it is a terrible shame and it will be missed.

SuPu (drewbie)
 
Bigmac

Bigmac

Administrator
Staff member
Wow, thats a shame as i did like researching on there. This PIP thing has certainly created a media storm. I do hope the forum re opens.
 
RichTea

RichTea

Valued member
Hello SkinUpPinUp

Your right on one thing the site has gone down but wrong on all the others

The reason the site went down is because of internet hackers they have managed to take over the domain name we are trying to sort it out at the moment but it is proving tricky .

As for the comment about big surgery chains advertising on the site

This is absolutely not true the site only ever had one advertiser and that was for a solicitors *nl

any other links on the right of the screen is simply a banner from any google searches you have done yourself.

We are not paid for or associated with any cosmetic surgery chain who have any connection with PIP implants or any other implants.

We are trying to help anyone who has any worries over there implants by suggesting they contact there surgeon as well as lending an ear to there worries.

While we try and get the URL back you can happily research and post to this address sorry for any inconvenience caused
;)

http://217.174.253.201/
 
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drewbie

Valued member
Hi Richtea,

Apart from the bit about the hackers, it's fantastic news to hear that the forum isn't down permanently.

With regards to advertisers: my mistake entirely and I stand corrected. I didn't mean to sound like I was having a pop at LYB, I'd assumed the surgery ads on the right were paid for and not managed by Google who were obviously tracking my cookies. Mmm...cookies. ;;D

I guess it's just very bad timing that it occurred at the same time as the PIP implant scandal.

Being an intermittent user myself, I think it's an amazing resource and the world would be a lesser place without it. This PIP implant scandal has shown that, now more than ever, people really need to do their research before undergoing surgery and LYB is an invaluable community of people (and BAAPS surgeons) who can set you on the right path.

Please keep us update on how things are going. I'm very much interested to see the site back up and running.

;)
 
RichTea

RichTea

Valued member
Hello

yeah bloody cookies lol

Did not mean to come across snappy its just someone accused me of being paid for helping run it only an hour ago so I was a bit sensitive.

Hopefully all will be resumed soon
 
bullitnut

bullitnut

4 awesome repairs with SMG
Hope it gets sorted soon dude....from what I've seen it looks a great forum.
 
Bigmac

Bigmac

Administrator
Staff member
Glad to hear it will be up and running again.

Its a great resource for information.

Cheers Bm.
 
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drewbie

Valued member
That's fantastic news. I'll still be rather quiet on there, but I'll definitely be lurking with the occasional post here and there (much like here).

See you on the other side. ;)
 
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Henryicq

member
That's fantastic news. I'll still be rather quiet on there, but I'll definitely be lurking with the occasional post here and there (much like here).

See you on the other side.
 
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Henryicq

member
That's fantastic news. I'll still be rather quiet on there, but I'll definitely be i use keto slim diet and love it lurking with the occasional post here and there (much like here).

See you on the other side.
 
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