Plastic surgeons and others who specialize in cosmetic enhancements says business has been booming.
“Now that people are back in the office or in a hybrid form, they’re wanting Botox, fillers, lighter maintenance lasers and peels,” said Dr. Robert Schwarcz, an Upper East Side-based plastic surgeon who has seen a 30% uptick in biz over the last six months.
“I just wanted to finally fix it,” Eloshvili told The Post. So, in August of 2020, she paid $11,500 for a rhinoplasty from Upper East Side plastic surgeon Dr. Maurice Khosh. And, thanks to the flexibility of work-from-home, she didn’t have to take any time off. So, she turned to Upper East Side facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jennifer Levine, who used the injectable filler Radiesse to stimulate collagen to plump up her cheeks and the hyaluronic acid-based injectable filler Belotero in her undereye area to reduce bags., she went on a mid-January weekday, during which she was able to do her job remotely.
“I used to be able to hide behind the mask, but now that we’re not wearing them anymore, I can’t,” Levy said. He was initially hesitant to drop another $25,000, but he’s been pleased with how his top teeth look and wanted to complete the set. “Now that I’m going to be part-time in the office, I said, ‘Let me fix the bottom teeth.'” “All of my colleagues were like, ‘You look different, but we can’t tell what it is,” Hana Ajjuri, 30, told The Post.
“I can’t say it’s just from this [lip lift], but I do think when you’re more confident and you feel better, it just puts you in a better mood that makes a huge difference,” she added.James Palese, 59, felt that it was time for a tune-up and he had a non-surgical neck lift. James Palese, 59, a hairdresser at Warren Tricomi in East Hampton, geared up for mask mandates to be lifted with a non-surgical neck lift.