Patients Want to Keep Having Cosmetic Treatments
It has been suggested that an increasing percentage of people are opting for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in order to see them through the difficult financial times until they can afford invasive treatments again.
Recent studies have shown that plastic surgery industry has not been struck by the worldwide economic crisis just yet, but researchers have already noticed an increased tendency towards tummy tucks and non-surgical facial treatments.
A new report published in the Miami Herald has revealed that there is growing demand for procedures such as non-surgical liposuction and Botox injections.
Dr Carlos Wolf, plastic surgeon and journalist, commented to the publication: “People are not willing to give up all of their cosmetic care.”
“We have found more people are coming in but they are not willing to take big-ticket items. They are doing minimally invasive procedures, things that will not keep them from going to work, with not much down time.”
These observations are possibly linked to a warning issued by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) for plastic surgery patients not to cut down on the costs of cosmetic treatments at the expense of quality.
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Dr John Canady, the president of ASPS, recommended: “The search for bottom-basement prices may impact safety and patients should proceed carefully before putting their faces in the hands of just anyone.”
