Undoubtably, we are in more difficult economic times than a year ago….even if you compare the gas prices alone. As is well known in plastic surgery, the less ‘luxury’ income that is available the less elective plastic surgery gets done. Cosmetic surgery is one of the first items crossed off the list in hard economic times. However, I have observed no downturn in the number of smaller, less expensive procedures such as Botox, injectable fillers, and skin treatment procedures. Having two spa facilities in different parts of suburban Indianapolis, I am acutely aware of how many such procedures are done. We see no less numbers of those procedures today than one or two years ago.
In the face of the economy, this brings me to one important conclusion….people still want to look and feel good and will still spend some dollars toward that effort. The big surgery dollars, however, may wait until another day.
Dr Barry Eppley
Indianapolis, Indiana