Cosmetic Surgery: Overview of Current Market

In the face of the doom and gloom spread by all the media these days one imagines that the demand for cosmetic procedures would have fallen dramatically.
In the last quarter of 2008 there was a general decline, one report stated that that there was a fifteen percent decline in the number of enquiries into cosmetic procedures.

The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons reported, evn more alarmingly, that there was a fall in procedures of over twenty five percent.
Since January however the sector has enjoyed increased demand – it appears that cosmetic procedures are more impervious to a bleak economic climate than previously thought.

An indication of pricing in for the most common procedures is as follows:

	Facelifts	£6,000
	Rhinoplasty (nose jobs)	£4,500
	Tummy Tucks	£5,700
	Breast Enlargements:	£5,300
	Deka Smartlipo	£2,000
	Fraxel Repair Facelifts	£3,300

Two of the leading providers in UK have reported that the demand for breast augmentation has risen by an average of 50% over the last two months.
Nonetheless the global and UK economies are in a bad way and industry commentators and psychologists have reflected on why this sector seems to buck the trend.
Their thoughts are:
1) A breast enhancement is a procedure that will have been very carefully considered.
In the current economic climate women feel drawn to a procedure that will make them feel better about themselves.
2) Some clients are investing in aesthetic procedures as a way of getting back their self esteem after being made redundant.
In some cases high powered female professionals now have the time to research plastic surgery whereas in the past they simply did not have the time.
3) Where men and women have consistently invested in botox over the years they now feel that they have to continue their investment in order to retain their appearance.
Buoyed up by the healthy economy of the past years the money that they spent in this area now has to be continued.
In conclusion if you are actively considering moving into this sector all the signs are that it remains dynamic, is impervious to the recession, and is still a fascinating departure from traditional nursing

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