Plastic surgery is increasing in popularity amid the coronavirus pandemic as people look at themselves on Zoom. FOX Business’ Jeff Flock and more.
The plastic surgery industry is thriving during the coronavirus pandemic, mainly due to the increase in the number of virtual meetings offered by Zoom and other video web services.
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The interest in cosmetic surgery is increasing the appointments for Botox, lip fillers and other benefits that help people feel younger and fresher on computer screens.
“We are overwhelmed,” said Chicago plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Gelder, told FOX Business. “What we see is that a lot of people, when they’re in Zoom meetings, have to listen to the content and notice what’s going on, but it’s not.”
Instead, according to Gelder, they spend all the time looking at themselves and wondering what they would change. As a result, he “saw an increase in the number of people constantly looking at themselves and being drawn to their own image”.
Another reason that cosmetic procedures are more popular than ever before is probably attributed to more downtime that can be used as healing time for invasive procedures. The increase in flexibility of work at home has given many people the luxury of recovering at home without taking time off.
At the same time, the lifestyle at home has helped people save money, as cheaper activities, such as traveling abroad, have become significantly less popular due to the pandemic, which offers more opportunities to get facelifts and nose jobs.
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“Since people have a little more downtime and they don’t disappear that much, they also use it for self-improvement,” said Dr. Kevin Tehrani, a surgeon in New York, told FOX Business. “Similar to the fact that home improvement and home improvement and project improvement are increasing, self-improvement is increasing.”
Tehrani said he saw an increase in plastic surgery, but the nose and neck areas attracted the most attention. In addition to the growing demand, customers are asking for more improvement in one meeting. Instead of subtle injections over multiple visits, people can afford to tackle multiple procedures at once.
“People want more results because they are wearing their mask and do not care if they are swollen for longer,” Tehrani said.
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