Plastic Surgery as a Gift Is Becoming More Common

According to New York plastic surgeon Stafford Broumand, MD, the “trend” of gifting someone with plastic surgery during the holidays is not new, but it is becoming more and more prevalent. “Spouses and significant other are gifting services such as Botox treatments for wrinkles and sweating, filler for facial creases, ultrasound skin tightening, and also potential surgeries after a consultation for neck lipo, body lipo and eyelid surgery, much more frequently recently,” he says, and adds that one new gifting request he’s seen really take off is CoolSculpting. “In addition to surgical or injectable treatments, skin care treatments like peels and physician-grade cosmeceutical products are also well-received as gifts,” San Diego plastic surgeon Joseph L. Grzeskiewicz, MD, adds and says that he’s been selling gift cards at his practice for almost a decade.
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