Less invasive treatments get more support from patients

Wednesday January 31, 2007 ins: Tag(s):

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Cosmetic surgery has welcomed a number of new procedures these past few years. Much of these new procedures are less invasive such as Botox, and dermal fillers. And since patients have quite been impressed with the results these less invasive procedures have been producing, they are more likely to opt for non-surgical options than to do facelift or eyelid surgery.

The OC Register also noticed the trend:

But the types of procedures are changing. For the first time in many years, the numbers of face-lifts are declining, he says. Instead, there is consumer demand for minimally invasive, injectable wrinkle fillers that, in theory, combat facial aging, Cunningham says.

"I see this whole beauty industry going toward skin. It's all about skin," says Dr. Portia Chiou, a Santa Ana-based board-certified plastic surgeon.

"As a plastic surgeon, (what I see is) people want to improve their looks (with) lasers, minimally invasive technologies, dermal fillers – anything that has to do with anti-aging, including nutritional supplements."

Who would want a surgical option when the non-invasive ones can do it as good or even better? This type of change is really expected as new techniques are being developed. People would want to have a procedure that has no incision whatsoever and has no downtime. This is the major advantage less invasive procedures have over their surgical counterparts.

This might sound quite gloomy but there might come a time when traditional facelifts would no longer be offered mainly because nobody is asking for them anymore.

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