Plastic Surgery business beginning to feel the effects of the economic slow down...
The latest sign that growth in consumer spending, the mainstay of the U.S. economy, is slowing? A nip and tuck in spending on cosmetic surgery.
The slowdown was a hot topic at the meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in Baltimore this fall. One breast-implant maker sees hints of a slowdown in demand. The number of vision-correction surgeries appears to be falling as well. "This whole mortgage credit crisis is making people think twice," said J. Peter Rubin, a Pittsburgh plastic surgeon. "It's something I've noticed and some colleagues have noticed as well."
Some surgeons say business didn't pick up this fall as much as usual. Others say they have been busy but have lighter bookings for next year. Patients typically go under the knife in January and February to allow time to recuperate before bathing-suit weather arrives.
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