Less-Invasive Procedures Growing More Popular for Summer

Dr. Mark Schwartz, a plastic surgeon on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is seeing more and more patients getting “summer ready” with less-invasive procedures like BOTOX, Ultherapy, and fillers. While cosmetic surgical procedures also continue to see growth nationwide, a remarkable number of patients are now choosing the needle over the scalpel for the summer.

“Less-invasive procedures have become incredibly popular. Most of my patients are busy people and are always looking for more results and less down-time,” explains. Dr. Schwartz. “And, there’s no time of year when patients are more interested than right now.”

According to a recent report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), there were over 12 million minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures performed in 2011. That means for every one surgical cosmetic procedure that was performed in the US, seven minimally-invasive procedures were performed.

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Source:  PR.com on June 13, 2012 at http://www.pr.com/press-release/419561