Happy New Year: The Busiest Season for Cosmetic Surgery

HEALTH & WELLNESS
By KATHERINE ROSMAN

Happy New Year: The Busiest Season for Cosmetic Surgery

Beauty takes no holiday.

December, particularly the latter half, is the busiest time of the year for many plastic surgeons, cosmetic dermatologists and doctors who perform weight-loss operations like gastric bypass. Some doctors say they do twice as many of these elective procedures per day in this period as during the rest of the year.

The reason: After many cosmetic procedures patients want to go underground during the days-long recovery period, which might involve swelling, bruising and oozing. The holiday season makes it easier to avoid interacting with others at work or in school carpools.

For plastic surgeons, the most popular procedures for December are those that require the most time for healing, like face-lifts. Dr. Franklin Rose, a plastic surgeon in Houston, says this month has been his busiest ever. He performed about 20 operations a week, twice the norm during the year. He routinely was operating well into the night, missing out on visits to the gym and attending holiday parties with family. “With surgeons in December, you can have some unhappy wives,” Dr. Rose says.

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Many people you already know are having Botox, chemical peels, laser treatments, filler injections and even nips & tucks and makeovers during the holiday season.

Everyone wants to look fantastic in their holiday photos and throughout the new year–so it’s natural to book plastic surgery and cosmetic treatments before the holidays in order look and feel your best when all eyes are sure be upon you. It’s no surprise that many people are factoring in cosmetic procedures to their holiday budget as the benefits that come from a rejuvenated appearance last for many years and will be captured in those precious holiday photos that often become family heirlooms to be treasured for a lifetime.

The Holidays are HERE, and now is the time to get your Holiday Face ready to shine! Be PICTURE-PERFECT in time for all those party photos with a little Botox, laser treatment, and filler injections are some of our common requests along with plastic surgery procedures such as liposuction, facelifts, eyelid lifts & more.

Whatever your personal goals may be, any treatment you wish to have performed should be scheduled about two weeks before your planned events or your return to work to allow for any normal swelling and bruising that can occur as a normal part of the healing process. Dr. Franklin Rose along with Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner Brooke can design a “Holiday Makeover” package tailored to your unique and specific desires & concerns– please don’t hesitate to come by Utopia Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa located in beautiful Uptown Park to discuss your wish-list with us!