According to the british daily mail, 10 april, the american society of orthopaedic surgeons reported that in 2018 americans had consumed over $16. 5 billion in cosmetics, an increase of 4 per cent over the previous year. Of these, botulinum injections contributed the most to profits, followed by breast enrichment。
Botulinum can paralyse facial muscles and smooth the wrinkles. Although the cost of one injection was approximately $397, one of the lowest-priced projects in plastic surgery, it was the most popular, with us$ 2. 95 billion spent on the project last year. The cost of chest surgery is between $3,000 and $8,000, the most profitable project in implant surgery, with total consumption reaching $1. 9 billion last year. Nasal plastics and transparent acid fillers followed, each consuming $1. 5 billion. The surge in demand and rising rates have both contributed to the growth of consumption expenditure, and analysts expect that this trend will not recede in a short period of time。
The report shows an increase of 2. 8 per cent in the cost of chest surgery compared to 2017, 4. 2 per cent in the cost of fat and 3 per cent in the injection of nerve toxins such as botulinum. Even so, the number of clients continues to climb. A recent report found that between 2010 and 2017, the number of young people in their 20s who injected botulinum increased by 28 per cent and the number of people performing filling operations increased by 32 per cent. Many surgeons indicated that young people would inject botulinum or fill their faces in order to prevent wrinkles。
Youth is increasingly tempting, mostly because of the presence of instagram and photoshop, and age discrimination in the workplace, television, films and even dating software。
According to alan matarasso, doctor of medicine, president of the american society of plastic surgery. "the patient's most important concern is to choose a plastic surgeon who puts quality results and patient safety first."
