Women thinking of getting breast implants can take out a new insurance policy to protect them should the operation go wrong.
The Breast Assured insurance policy from Trafalgar Risk Management is available for £500. The policy would pay out up to £5000 if corrective surgery was needed after a breast implant operation.
It is believed to be the first policy of its kind in the UK, said a report.
Trafalgar said the product could prove to be very popular due to the 10% of women who develop complications following breast enlargement surgery.
Trafalgar operations manager Neil Inns said: "A lot of young women these days are putting the enlargement operation on their overdraft or credit card, only to find that if something does go wrong they have to live with the consequences, or struggle to borrow more money to put things right.
"Our cover will pay to correct any problems," said Inns. "There is no reason why we cannot extend it to other body parts," he added.
Trafalgar will launch the Breast Assured policy at annual fundraising event, the Two Cities Ball.
