One problem with plastic surgery is how to get it done without friends and coworkers noticing. If you show up to work with bandages on your face or new breasts, people can compare to what they remember from the day before.
Should a New Year’s resolution be to get plastic surgery before the lockdowns are lifted? Tell folks that one’s webcam is busted and that’s why you’re participating in Zoom with audio only. After the bandages come off, the webcam can be “fixed”.
Separately, whether or not you’re going to get plastic surgery… Happy New Year!
one of the world’s richest women had transformative plastic surgery some years ago, but it wasn’t enough to save her marriage from a woman who probably had even more plastic surgery than MacKenzie (one Lauren Sanchez):https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6573895/How-Jeff-MacKenzie-Bezos-went-geek-chic-years.html
Meanwhile, women like Nicole Kidman and Carla Bruni who’ve had a ton of plastic surgery still look far better in photoshopped pictures they’ve posted than au naturel in interview settings. But they look pretty good in interviews, too, so if you can afford plastic surgery by top LA docs, go for it!
From the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/plastic-surgery-cosmetic-covid-zoom/2020/12/07/6283e6d2-35a2-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html
“Plastic surgeons say business is up, partly because clients don’t like how they look on Zoom
…Call it a Zoom boom. Or an opportune moment. Plastic surgeons across the globe are anecdotally reporting an unprecedented number of requests for procedures. “It is unknown if this is pent-up demand from the months of shutdown when patients were not able to get their procedures, or increased interest because of other potential factors,” said Adam Ross, spokesman for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, adding that the organization would not have estimates for the number of procedures done this year until spring 2021.
It has been the perfect storm, according to those in the field. Many workers are spending more time on Zoom, which isn’t the most flattering of mirrors. They’re also realizing they won’t have to return to an office anytime soon, which will make recovery, and keeping surgery private, easier. Those who choose facial surgery can cover postoperative swelling with a mask when in public. Add to that the backlog of patients whose procedures were postponed during shutdowns, and the cosmetic surgeon’s clinic or operating room has become a very coveted place to be.
Jon Mendelsohn, medical director of Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center in Cincinnati, said injectable procedures such as Botox and fillers were up 90 percent compared with the same period last year. He doubled his days in the operating room and extended his hours drastically. “During the virtual consultations, 9 out of 10 people commented about noticing these things over Zoom,” Mendelsohn said.
…But Zoom is only partly responsible for the spike in interest, and simple injectable procedures aren’t the only ones in high demand. Other people who had considered cosmetic surgery in the past had postponed the idea because of the significant downtime required post-surgery — usually two to four weeks for procedures such as facelifts, for example. But now that they’re working from home, they’re reevaluating.
“There are people who thought they’d never have downtime, because they were going to the office every day,” said Steven Levine, a New York-based plastic surgeon. Now that they’re working from home, he added, they might feel okay getting back to their remote desks after just a few days off, because no one can see them.
Still other potential patients are taking advantage of the fact that there aren’t any in-person weddings, bar or bat mitzvahs, or major vacations to work around, Levine said. Plus, if they are still employed, they aren’t spending money on those vacations or many other pre-pandemic activities, and they may have extra cash to spend.
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Perfect time. If they botch your smile you can blame vaccine induced bells palsy.