Kim Kardashian gets a vampire facial (Picture: Kim Kardashian, Instagram)
Kim Kardashian gets a vampire facial (Picture: Kim Kardashian, Instagram)

It ain’t easy being beautiful.

From Brazilians to Botox, there’s not much we won’t do to look our best.

And to prove that theory, the guys at Buyagift.co.uk have collated some of the most extreme, and often bizarre, treatments we put ourselves through in the name of beauty.

There’s that lovely Thai treatment where you can pay to have your face slapped repeatedly (it gives you youthful skin apparently) or how about some relaxing leech therapy? No?

Click on the button below to explore some of the world’s most excruciating body treatments on their interactive body map – if you dare.

NB: We are really sorry but the map works best on desktop. We know. That’s really annoying. Sorry.