What is the old cliche?
When one door closes, another opens?
Once the SAG-AFTRA strike kicked off, a really big influx of actor patients began requesting appointments.
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(The downtime required for body surgeries is more discreet.
Dr. Chang says that these surgery requests are not a sudden, whimsical decision for her patients, though.
I think they have been thinking about it for a while, she says.
Suddenly, they’re given this opportunity of time so they’re going to take it.
And take it swiftly.
But no one knows how long this will last so they want to act quickly.
Both Dr. Chang and Dr. Talei report a 30 percent increase in appointment requests since the strikes began.
There are some things that can help speed up the process.
Another trick requires Paris Hilton, or really, just her hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
The reason they go to Paris is because she has this big one that’s like a four-person chamber.
Its kind of more social and it’s not claustrophobic.
Still, in a medium once called the silver screen, there are silver linings for some.
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