Plastic Surgery at its Best
As the media begins to take hold of the fake and real via realty shows, magazines and documentaries, the desire for perfection has seemed to peak with more and more people wanting to mimic the real and not real images of the elite.
Americans spent just under $12.2 billion on cosmetic procedures last year and of these operations, 46 percent were performed in an office facility and 25% in a hospital. The rest of the surgeries occurred either in a freestanding surgic center or…a posh spa?
On a recent episode of “Nip/Tuck” De la mer Spa was introduced. The spa was somewhere where patients could get some “work” done and recuperate amongst caviar and complimentary massages. The design team for the series aimed at making the set for the spa so perfect is was fake; a notion they thought perfectly depicted the plastic surgery craze as a whole. As it turns out, the De la mer spa in all its luxury was not as fictitious as it seemed to the everyday viewer.
Business owners across America are beginning to see that there is high demand for a little after surgery indulgence with plastic surgery patients. An injection into the lips and tuck of the hips followed by a check-in call the next morning is no longer sufficient with the cosmetic surgery elitist. As the business owners of the newly opened Weiland Group on the outskirts of Vegas discovered, patients want to be pampered when going into the operating room. They want the smell of aromatherapy, they want to get a quick nip and tuck followed by an Italian hair wash, and they want to return home cellulite free and with a goodie bag full of the swankiest products to hit the market.
Since Dr. Stephen Weiland, a triple board certified surgeon, and his team of concierges, nurses, nutritionist and trainers, opened the $3.5 million cosmetic surgery center, they have pampered more than 600 patients, celebrities and cancer patients among them.
“We tie in what Las Vegas is known for at any five star resort on the strip,” explains Dr. Weiland.
With this type of luxury available to us, it’s no wonder Americans seem to be having a hard time deciphering reality from fantasy.
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August 5th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
I’m not a surgeon myself, but I’ve worked with quite a few across the country, including a Las Vegas cosmetic surgeon… I don’t really see a problem with patients wanting more and doctors satisfying their desires. As I was taught in school, it simply seems like the market’s “invisible hand” at work. Besides, it is elective surgery; if they elect for more, give it to them. Of course, it should be safe, but I didn’t see anything in your post about anything being unsafe… just luxurious.