A recent report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reveals that cosmetic plastic surgery procedures dropped nine percent in 2008 vs. 2007, including an 8 percent decline in eyelid surgery, or eyelid blepharoplasty. The article refers to a “sensitivity to weakness in the U.S. economy” as a reason for the overall drop in many of the top cosmetic plastic surgery procedures.
What does this have to do with Eye Magic? Non-surgical alternatives to surgery will receive additional exposure during this recession as the high cost of surgery will force people to look for inexpensive ways of achieving their desired look. Eye Magic provides an affordable, non-surgical alternative to droopy eyelid surgery without the high cost or complications.
Here are the full statistics from the ASPS report:
The following are the top-line 2008 National Plastic Surgery Statistics:
- 12 million total cosmetic plastic surgery procedures; up three percent versus 2007
- 1.7 million surgical cosmetic procedures; down nine percent versus 2007
- Top 5: Breast augmentation (307,000; 12 percent decline), Nose reshaping (279,000; two percent decline), Liposuction (245,000; 19 percent decline), Eyelid surgery (221,000; eight percent decline), Tummy tuck (122,000; 18 percent decline)
- 10.4 million minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures; up five percent versus 2007
- Top 5: Botox (5 million; eight percent increase), hyaluronic acid fillers (1.1 million; six percent increase), chemical peel (1 million; two percent increase), laser hair removal (892,000; two percent decline), microdermabrasion (842,000; six percent decline)
- 4.9 million reconstructive procedures; up three percent versus 2007
- Top 5: Tumor removal (3.8 million; five percent increase), laceration repair (307,000; seven percent increase), scar revision (163,000; eight percent increase), hand surgery (100,000; 13 percent increase), breast reduction (89,000; 16 percent decrease)
You can view the entire ASPS press release here: http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Media/Press_Releases/Recession_Cuts_Many_Not_All_Plastic_Surgery_Procedures.html
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