There has been a surge in plastic surgery to take away stretch marks brought on by weight achieve/loss, in particular soon after the second Covid-19 wave plateaued, at private hospitals in Bengaluru.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Dr. Gunasekar Vuppalapati of GVG Invivo Hospital mentioned more persons in the 16-60 age group had visited him to complain about stretch marks in current months. The consultant aesthetic & reconstructive plastic surgeon mentioned weight loss usually causes loose skin on the neck, body, and face for persons more than 40. Younger persons who see a 30-kg distinction in their general body weight also encounter related challenges.
Dr. Vuppalapati added that students returning to colleges and persons in distinct jobs had been approaching surgeons for such surgeries.
Another probable cause that could be behind the rise in such enquiries, according to Dr. Vuppalapati, was the ‘me-time’ afforded to persons due to work from home.
Sakra World Hospital Head of Department of Plastic Surgery Dr. Rajendra SG mentioned the quantity of such patients at the hospital had gone up 25 to 30 per cent compared to the previous two years. The senior consultant mentioned persons had develop into conscious about their body image following the reopening of workplaces. In basic, more persons want to look great.
According to Dr. Rajendra, such patients had been primarily in the 20 to 40 age group. He told The Indian Express that there was a rise in reconstructive surgeries as the pandemic’s second wave waned. He added more trauma circumstances such as cancer patients or these involved in accidents had been in search of such surgeries.
However, Columbia Asia Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Chetan Satish reported a 50-per cent decline in surgeries for stretch marks removal compared to the pre-pandemic period. He mentioned the cause behind the decline could be the worry for Covid-19 tests, even though some do not see it as a priority through a pandemic. However, Dr. Satish mentioned, the trend was reversing gradually with the Covid-19 scare waning.
He mentioned there was rising awareness amongst youngsters about aesthetic surgery. Young persons searching to safe interactive jobs — modelling, aviation, and film industries — come to him for scar revisions, he mentioned.
Dr. Satish mentioned tummy tucks, a process to flatten the abdomen by removing the accumulated added fat and skin, had been also becoming preferred.