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Cosmetic surgery boom is new face of COVID-19

Men and women are using money they might have spent on overseas holidays to spruce up their appearance.

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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Duncan Hughes was a reporter at The Australian Financial Review

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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