Defence chiefs have spent millions on Botox and other cosmetic treatments for military personnel.
Since 2015 almost £10million has been blown on operations including nose jobs, tummy tucks and breast reductions for male and female troops.
It took place in private hospitals or private wards in NHS hospitals and the Ministry of Defence paid the bills.
The MoD insists although treatment may be classed “cosmetic” it is needed to let troops do their jobs.
One source said a male soldier had a breast reduction so he could fit into body armour.
But the list of operations also includes tattoo removal and, in one case, a £15,000 course of IVF.
Nine personnel had nearly £5,000 of treatment with Botox, normally used to smooth out wrinkles.
Members of the Army, RAF and Royal Navy had liposuction to remove body fat.
Since January 2018 the MoD has spent £32,000 on breast reductions and more than £19,000 on tummy tucks.
Britain’s service personnel used to be treated in military hospitals, but they were all closed in a round of 1993 cuts.
The MoD said: “We do not pay for procedures that are purely for cosmetic reasons. Any procedure undertaken is necessary to ensure that personnel can continue to do their job. Each case is assessed by medical experts.”
The spokesman could not explain why some treatments qualified, but said Botox could stop muscle spasms.
Meanwhile, vandals sprayed swastikas around a wood which was the venue for a special D-Day commemoration earlier this month.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the sickening vandalism which took place at Twyford Wood in Lincolnshire.
During World War Two the site was used as an airfield where many soldiers flew out for the Normandy invasion.
A number of areas within the wood have been defaced with swastikas in silver and white spray paint.
These include a commemorative bench which remembers those soldiers who flew out from the site on D-Day.
