'Zoom boom' creates a 150% surge in cosmetic nips and tucks

Unexpected new views of ourselves and extra disposable income have combined to create a surge in procedures such as botox injections —  and it's facilitated by the widespread wearing of masks. 

An “exponential” surge in demand for cosmetic procedures has seen Botox and dermal filler treatments jump up to 150%, non-surgical nose jobs jump by 50%, and male client attendance increase by 50% in some clinics since the pandemic began.

Known as the Zoom boom, the demand is largely due to people staring at digitised images of themselves on computer screens while sitting through lengthy virtual meetings, medics believe.