Name: Why Plastic Surgery Is On The Rise
Uploaded: 2022-02-08T03:46:37.000Z
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Plastic surgery has been booming in the past decade.

Pop culture and social media helped to influence a new generation of people being proud and transparent

Hospitals and centers closed, staff members were laid off and elective surgeries came to a halt.

However, the plastic surgery industry bounced back strong.

What we found after the moratorium on elective surgeries ended was that there was a pent up

demand for cosmetic procedures, which people did fulfill.

The government put money into the economy so that it remained strong, people had disposable income, and

they still used it for cosmetic procedures.

Americans working from home spent hours and hours watching themselves on

camera, endlessly scrolling on social media and experiencing inevitable downtime from work

This all but benefited the plastic surgery industry, which saw a record number of patients as pandemic

I think most plastic surgeons thought, "Oh my God, it's really over because people are going to have a

very difficult time really worrying about plastic surgery when they have this epidemic, pandemic

happening, but it ended up being the complete opposite.

So just how long will the plastic surgery boom last?

And with a new normal taking shape, what does the future look like for the industry?

John Peter Mettauer is widely recognized as America's first plastic surgeon.

But it was World War I that catapulted the plastic surgery industry into new realms.

Extensive face and head injuries from war required physicians to innovate, while advances in blood

transfusions,  anesthesia and antiseptics allowed doctors to experiment with new techniques.

By the 1960s, plastic surgery for purely cosmetic purposes was becoming more common.

Procedures that were originally designed as medical treatments saw an uptick in patients getting them to

For example, Botox was first approved by the FDA as a treatment for crossed eyes, but doctors

soon realized those injection areas didn't have wrinkles.

Not only are we reconstructing function of the face and body, but now we're also helping to

bolster confidence by doing cosmetic procedures, which means sometimes restoring things the way they

were. A youthful appearance is associated more with being energetic and virile and

capable, and for many of us, that's very important in our day to day affairs.

As Baby Boomers began to age, they wanted to appear younger and cosmetic procedures outpaced

The 90s was also an era where doctors fought hard to dismantle the stigma that was associated with plastic

surgery. There was a growing public perception amid some sensationalized stories that these

And in 1992, the FDA issued a moratorium on silicone breast implants following

growing fears that the implants were unsafe.

I am asking that physicians cease using silicone gel  implants.

But things soon took a turn, including health care reform.

After extensive lobbying in 1998, President Bill Clinton signed a bill into law,

allowing reconstructive surgery to be covered by health insurance.

And by 2005, cosmetic procedures almost doubled over reconstructive ones.

In 2020 over 24 million cosmetic procedures were performed worldwide.

that had the highest number of both surgical and non-surgical treatments, leading the way with over

Brazil comes in second, often serving as a destination for hopeful plastic surgery candidates

around the globe. They are three different categories when it comes to cosmetic plastic surgery.

There are surgical procedures, noninvasive type procedures, and then there are injectables and

fillers. The most common plastic surgery performed in the U.S.

is breast augmentation, followed by liposuction and eyelid surgery.

Botox was the number one non-surgical procedure worldwide.

Although plastic surgery, like any surgery, carries risks.

The vast majority of patients in the U.S.

In 2019 98 percent of those who got breast augmentation and 97 percent of those who got a tummy

I'm still projected to see the final result a few more months from now, but my surgeon and the

I'm happy with it. I haven't had any issues.

The average cost of breast augmentation is $4,789.

And Americans pay on average $7,944 for a facelift.

You don't want to go to the lowest common denominator.

You really want to go to someone who's talented in what they do and how they do it.

Cost barriers do motivate many to travel to other parts of the country or even the world in order to

Plastic surgeries can go horribly wrong, as seen on the reality TV show 'Botched.' A

2018 study found that .78 percent of plastic surgeries have complications, including

infection, pulmonary embolism and organ damage.

Definitely, medical tourism in plastic surgery was, not as much post-COVID,

And unfortunately, just like everything else, there are great surgeons abroad and there are bad

surgeons abroad. As there are great surgeons in Los Angeles and there's some

But the problem is if complications arise.

Going under the knife has always carried some sort of stigma.

Many celebrities, including Kylie Jenner, Tyra Banks and Lady Gaga, notoriously spoke out against

plastic surgery and later came clean about getting some cosmetic work done.

I think that the taboo for plastic surgery has often been that it's seen as something that is

unnecessary or, say, cosmetic surgery seen as unnecessary.

We've also seen cosmetic surgery as showing signs of insecurity, so that if you are doing cosmetic

surgery to completely change your appearance, your appearance is part of your identity.

So I think part of the taboo has been a rejection of identity because you're pursuing cosmetic surgery.

But a few things have changed the negative perception of cosmetic treatments, namely pop culture and

social media. What was once seen as a denial of self, shifted into a popular and accepted trend for

People see themselves in a photograph on Instagram.

They can filter their appearances and they see what they like as a change.

So they could also image themselves to come up with a look that they think

And so they'll come and ask us if we can help them achieve that.

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