A boob job that was due to be live streamed over the internet today has been cancelled at the eleventh hour, after the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) intervened.

The MYA cosmetic surgery clinic in London had been planning to film Katy McLoughlin, 27, from Leeds as she underwent the breast augmentation procedure today, claiming that showing the surgery live would be "educational".

However, the RCS has stepped in at the last minute, forcing the clinic to reconsider.

"We have been contacted by Royal College of Surgeons, a body that we respect, who believe that the filming of ‘live’ surgery is not appropriate," explained the MYA clinic on a post on its website.

"We haven’t had an opportunity to discuss this directly with them, so they don’t know fully what we are doing and why we are doing it.

"But given the timescales, we thought it was in the best interest to not film live.

28-year-old Katy is having her boob job livestreamed over the internet (
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The surgery says it will be seeking a meeting with the RCS to understand what went wrong - and why the surgery couldn't be broadcast live.

"One of the criticisms of the RCS was that filming a procedure live trivialises cosmetic surgery," the surgery told the Mirror.

Responding to the criticism, the clinic said that showing a boob job live on the internet would be educational.

"We believe that showing inside the operating theatre and the technicalities of the procedure would actually make the operation very real; having significant educational values," they said.

MYA will continue to film the surgery as it occurs and will post the completed footage on its YouTube channel for anyone to view.

The clinic has previously broadcast other surgeries - including a nose job - live on social media.

Meanwhile, patient Katy has been documenting her journey on Instagram and has already built up over a thousand followers.

“It's a strange concept to come to terms with," she said, when asked about having the experience filmed.

"It's not something I feel nervous about. It's a medical procedure so it's not something that's sexualised in any form."

"It won’t be for everyone and it could really put some people off and think 'you know what, I’m really not comfortable with that or it’s just not for me', or the knowledge of being able to see exactly what the procedure entails in a really honest and open atmosphere might help patients, as it has me.”

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In August 2017, the Royal College of Surgeons released a " position statement " on the topic of broadcasting live surgery.

"The fundamental duty of care towards a patient should be the overarching principle guiding any surgical intervention," it reads.

"As such, the use of live broadcast should only be justified after careful consideration of patient risks vis-à-vis the benefits. Where possible, pre-recorded broadcasts of procedures should be used by preference."