The more things change, the more they stay the same.
We asked five leading facial plastic surgeons for their insights on the report’s key takeaways.
But once the Omicron wave hit, all bets were off.
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“We definitely saw a peak in consultations and surgeries again,” he says.
“I’ve been turning away more and more young patients than I ever have,” she says.
“And I think thats because of TikTok [and] Instagram.”
She notes that before COVID, patients were always looking for recovery shortcuts to get back to work faster.
“I think patients are taking the time to really see these procedures as a self-care moment.”
“That gives them a little bit more of a long-term option.
Their lip is going to continue to age and probably deflate but in a much slower manner.”
One region where this preventative dynamic is especially strong is the eye area.
Similarly, Dr. Moran cites comparison as the thief of joy, especially when it comes to aesthetics.
A lot of sharing came out of that too," says Dr. Moran.
And they aren’t interested in non-invasive treatments they want to go straight to surgery.
According to the report, an estimated 1.4 million surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed in the past year.
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