19 Nov 2008 By Kate Donovan The BMI McIndoe Surgical Centre has purchased the first operating table in Europe that can hold patients who weigh up to 330kg (51 stone). The large specialist cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery dedicated unit said that the purchase is in response to the UK”s growing obesity epidemic. David Irvine, [...]
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US plastic surgery market suffers in economic downturn
Posted in cosmetic surgery, tagged Aesthetic Medicine, changemyshape, cosmetic surgery, ecomomic downturn, plastic surgery, recession, US on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It stands to reason that the market in plastic surgery will suffer in the economic gloom but people still need that feel good factor so according to this article published in Aesthetic Medicine consumers are now choosing non surgical procedures instead of the more expensive surgical options: US patients choose non-surgical options during recession The [...]
