The pandemicplastic surgeryboom is old news, but lately, surgeons say that interest and demand have only grown.
But for many surgeons, the past year-and-a-half has passed at that same hectic, rapid-fire pace.
“We used to be able to kind of predict our year,” he says.
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Now, the only wise prediction may be to not make one at all.
Buthowwill it be altered in 2022?
No one’s quite sure.
Facial Procedures Are Waning
Both 2020 and 2021 were pivotal years forfacial plastic surgery.
But in 2021, requests for facial surgeries began to dip in favor of body procedures.
“There’s still a desire for tummy tucks and short downtime procedures, like breast augmentations.”
(An important reminder here:weight gain is naturaland isn’t something that needs to be rectified.)
“In late 2021, there was an increase in liposuction procedures.
And now, they have the medical lingo to match.
“I think plastic surgery in 2022 is going to be unpredictable because COVID is unpredictable.”
