Cosmetic surgery more popular during lockdowns, due to the 'Zoom effect'


By AGENCY

Attitudes towards plastic surgery are beginning to change in the pandemic, with growing numbers of people taking the crisis as an opportunity to "get work done". Photo: 123rf

The treatments are risky and mostly unnecessary. The doctors can be dubious, and the results typically disappointing. At least that's according to the cliche.

Cosmetic surgery often gets a bad rap, with discussion confined to celebrity surgery gone wrong, young people wanting to emulate their selfie filters or women dying for the dream of a "Brazilian butt".

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