The National Institute of Aesthetic Research (NIA) (A joint initiative by the Healing Foundation and the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)) funded a study of the acceptability of the PEGASUS intervention with women seeking breast augmentation as a cosmetic surgical procedure.

This multi-centred study examined the use of PEGASUS with 17 women seeking breast augmentation and 4 cosmetic surgeons. The results provided preliminary support for the acceptability of PEGASUS to breast augmentation patients and aesthetic providers working in the private sector.

Research into the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of PEGASUS with women undergoing breast reconstruction was recently completed by researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR).