Currently, the boom in aesthetic procedures had its origins in the baby boom generation. Who seeks to minimize or delay the signs of aging. Which often becomes an obsession to achieve beauty standards and ideal body shapes. A survey revealed that, in 2016, Americans spent more than 15 billion dollars on surgical cosmetic procedures. That, combined with non-surgical cosmetic procedures, with the most popular procedure being liposuction.
However, since its advent in the ’70s, the number of procedures has decreased. Perhaps because of the awareness of the drawbacks caused by anesthesia and the inherent risks of anesthesia.
In the meantime, a number of minimally invasive procedures are called “lunchtime procedures”. That is because they are completed in a few minutes – is increasing. With an increase of 137% in 2005, non-surgical treatments include:
Infrared light, with varying evidence of its efficacy.
All of them have the advantage that the patient can return to normal activity immediately after treatment.