The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports a surge in interest in cosmetic plastic surgery since the COVID-19 pandemic led many people to video calls and made them hyper-aware of their own appearance.
In 2015, the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia found Australians were spending more than $1 billion a year on noninvasive cosmetic procedures such as Botox and fillers. This is more than 40 percent higher, per capita, than in the United States.
In the United States, where procedure statistics are reported, there was a 42 percent increase in the number of filler procedures and a 40 percent increase in Botox procedures in 2021 compared to 2020….