Plastic Surgery and Powerful Executives

March 22, 2006
CEOs and other high-powered working individuals are creating a new trend in the field of plastic surgery. Influential men and women alike are now considering plastic surgery not only a luxury, but also a career move.

According to Dr. Bruce Cunningham, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, these people “feel pressure or are challenged by younger people who may have more advanced skills in computers and technology.” They therefore desire a younger and more energetic appearance to remain competitive with the up-and-coming younger generation.

While plastic surgery once required weeks of rehabilitation time, medical advances are now allowing prominent businessmen and women to have a minimal recovery period and be back in the office with little lost productivity.

Common procedures sought by these thriving and busy cliental include chemical peels, liposuction, facelifts, eyelid surgery, forehead lifts, hair transplants, neck lifts, brow lifts and other cosmetic enhancements intended to reduce the signs of aging.

Monroe Gang, a 59-year-old company founder and executive underwent plastic surgery for a facelift on a Thursday and returned to work by Monday morning. The day following his procedure, Gang commented, “The swelling is down 80%. I could sit in a restaurant, and nobody would say anything."

Aldo D'Alessio, a New York salon owner also decided to undergo a $15,000 facelift procedure as a career move. “My business is the beauty business, and you have to keep up, “ the 62-year-old man commented. He initially disregarded the option of plastic surgery since it would cost him too much time from work, however, with new developments he was able to only miss one week for recovery.

This increase in CEOs and other powerful workers seeking plastic surgery is a long awaited trend for the cosmetic surgery industry. Dr. Anthony Griffin of the Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgery Institute is predicting that the increase in executive plastic surgery will lead also to an overall increase in men undergoing cosmetic surgery.

Plastic surgeons are emphasizing that the new CEO executive plastic surgery trend is still only in its beginning phase. Though plastic surgery statistics for men have declined roughly 23 percent since 2005, there is still an evident growing acceptance of cosmetic surgery among males and females alike in the United States.

To learn more about plastic surgery, you may wish to speak with a qualified board certified plastic surgeon regarding your questions and concerns.

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