But the pandemic finally made it possible because she could conceal the bruising and swelling during her recovery period. Family members don’t know and my sister and mom don’t even know.”The trend is, in many ways, surprising in a tough economy. Patients say they’re diverting funds they might have spent on travel, concert, sports tickets, or other pleasures in their pre-pandemic lives. Since insurers generally don’t pay, it’s difficult to track the precise number of cosmetic procedures being done. Since 2000, the number of injectable procedures has risen by 878 percent, according to the plastic surgeons society, while the number of eyelid surgeries has fallen by 36 percent and face-lifts by 8 percent in that period.

Source: New York Times August 13, 2020 20:25 UTC