Men and women are using money they might have spent on overseas holidays to spruce up their appearance.
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Demand for beauty treatments including face lifts, breast enhancements, wrinkle relaxers and dermal fillers has increased by more than 50 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plastic surgeons are attributing the surge to everything from patients wanting an improved look for online Zoom meetings to using lockdowns at home for recuperating from invasive surgery.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/health-and-wellness/cosmetic-surgery-boom-is-new-face-of-covid-19-20200821-p55o0u
