December 4, 2008, Harsh economic times are not deterring cosmetic surgery patients from getting their fix. Even if many more costly procedures like tummy tuck, facelift, or liposuction seem out of reach, plastic surgery patients are doing anything they can to get the look they want.
Although instead of more invasive and costly plastic surgery procedures, minimally invasive cosmetic procedures like Botox, Juvederm, Restylane, and other wrinkle filling injections have increased dramatically in the last year. Botox and wrinkle fillers helped boost cosmetic-enhancement spending 7.8 percent to $12.4 billion, for a total of 11.8 million procedures. More
