Perth has seen a major increase in lip filler surgeries as COVID-19 restrictions and mandatory face masks lead to more bookings.
Perth and the rest of WA has been the subject of some of the country’s fastest responses to coronavirus. The state has undergone snap lockdowns, border closures and restrictions as the state government does its best to stop the virus from creeping over into the west.
With all these precautions in effect, the city’s clinics have seen a dramatic increase in bookings for lip fillers as the mandatory wearing of face masks allows patients to hide the swelling and bruising that comes with the treatment, according to many of Perth’s cosmetic surgeons.
Dr Ehsan Jadoon, the medical director at WA cosmetic clinic, Medaesthetics, said that familiarity with COVID-19 has allowed people to get more creative with how they react to ongoing restrictions.
“It’s funny to be honest – the demand during the last lockdown with masks was not as much as this time. Probably people are now getting used to it and being less panicked or worried about their general health and the virus and are able to think more about planning their cosmetic treatments,” he said.
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Perth and its residents are no strangers to cosmetic surgery. Western Australia’s stable economy has lead to a healthy attitude for all kinds of lip-plumping, face-lifting, body-transforming treatments.
In 2019, it was found that WA’s baby boomers were the more common candidates for cosmetic surgery as they wanted to reverse the physical signs of aging. As for Australia as a whole, 2017 saw Australians spend an incredible $1 billion on cosmetic surgery.
According to the clinic manager at Bramis Facial Rejuvenation Clinics, Mia Brankov, working from home has also contributed to the increasing numbers of cosmetic surgeries.
“If you are working from home this week, you can have certain procedures done and not have to hide them from your colleagues in the office. Also, mandatory masks mean that you can be out in public with bruising and/or swelling and nobody will know,” Brankov explains.
MASKING UP TO THE TASK 😷👍👏
This week may look a little different, but we’ve been here before, and we’ll get through this together. Thank you to our Perth and Peel staff and secondary students for masking up to help keep our community safe. #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/dC5fHeyEtR— WA Education News (@WA_Edu_News) April 28, 2021
