Downward trend
Apparently the economy isn’t the only thing that’s sagging:
The most popular cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States is the boob job. It’s as American as a football cheerleader. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that the number of breast augmentations in the US increased 657 percent from 1992 to 2003.
But now the society reports a 62 percent overall decrease in cosmetic surgery from 2007 to 2008. Business has plunged in regions with the largest home foreclosures, from Florida to Southern California. Forget about Ohio.
Dr Melissa Clouthier thinks there’s another factor involved:
As time has gone on, women have seen the long term consequences of plastic surgery including boob jobs. Except in rare cases like Demi Moore, plastic surgery makes women (and even worse, men) look weird.
Still unanswered: the question of whether they’re seeing this more clearly now that they can’t get financing.
(Via Robert Stacy McCain.)
McGehee »
13 January 2009 · 5:48 pm
The banks won’t finance a subprime rack anymore?
fillyjonk »
13 January 2009 · 6:00 pm
I wonder how long before the plastic surgeons request bailout monies?