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Is Obama Boosting Botox and Injectable Filler Sales?

asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 920 times
Tags: celebrity

The media is reporting that Botox and dermal filler sales are receiving a major boost from the inauguration festivities, both in the Washington, DC area and across the eastern seaboard as people prepare for celebrations. Are other doctors seeing this trend, or is the story just hype?

12 answers to Is Obama Boosting Botox and Injectable Filler Sales?

Increase in Botox Injections

In Southern California we did not see any uptick in services that we would have been able to attribute to the fact that we welcomed a new President this year. If anything, service volume was trending downward because of the lack of consumer confidence in Southern California earlier this year.

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Botox and Obama

Celebrities are in tune with cosmetic treatments and often enhance the exposure of these non invasive procedures. Botox demand is similarly influenced by the attention given to it by celebrities such as Obama and Biden. Despite this, a treatment such as Botox or Juvederm is still a medical procedure and the risks should be emphasized when speaking to an experienced and ethical plastic surgeon.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Change is coming Mr President - people are demanding Botox

There is no evidence of an economic downturn in our area and more and more people are requesting Botox, fillers and so on. They all want to look as good as the President and the First Family. The Governor of New York is intent on taxing these procedures and that may be something that places a damper on this booming cosmetic industry in the Big Apple, Central and Western New York. Time will tell.

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD
Buffalo General Surgeon

Hype

The story is some hype and some reality. The fact that the media continues to focus on the trend for people to use injectables to improve their appearance creates advertising which reinforces the validity of the rumor or story (true or otherwise) it started from.

Steven H. Williams, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Not unusual for this time.

I would call this hype. It is not unusual for this time of year to see increased sales in minimally invasive procedures. Typically, we see a boost in the weeks preceding the holiday parties when people want to look their best for the holidays. Immediately bewtween Christmas and New Years, it may slow down a bit because people don't want or have any downtime. However, after the holiday festivities and vacation are completed, people are just getting back to their routines and that includes... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Botox and increasing numbers

I personally am seeing huge increases int he volume of fillers and botox I use. This may be a reflection on the economy of patients not wanting to pay big numbers for surgical procedures. But it may also signal a trend for less invasive procedures.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

No significant change in Seattle

We have not noticed any significant change in the use of Botox and fillers. I guess, people in Seattle do not consider it necessary for the inauguration celebration. We do, however, tend to be really busy during the holidays, as this is when our patients seem to want to look their best.

Stella Desyatnikova, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Obama Botox article is hype

Doctors continue to see Botox, dermal fillers and all kind of facial laser procedures as well as plastic surgery procedures boom. It is not because of Obama. It is because people like to look good. Some perhaps who were invited to the inauguration parties or who went to Washington to socialize and perhaps meet their future beau may have had a procedure done but that is only normal. They would do it if they went to any social event. It is not that Obama influences this. I doubt however,... more

Helen S. Colen, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

The general sense of optimism may be providing an economic boost.

In San Diego, since the holidays, I have not noticed an increased interest in Fillers and Botox. The effect is probably greater in the East Coast as a result of the inauguration festivities, but the transition to a new administration seems to be creating a general sense of hope and optimism.

Bryan K. Chen, MD
San Diego Dermatologist

More Botox and fillers

In general i think that more people are gearing towards lesser ticket items in facial rejuvenation. Botox and fillers instead of more expensive facial surgeries. Of course Botox and fillers are not a substitute for surgery but for some patients it is a short term solution until the economy gets better.There is also a sense of hope from a new administration.

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Obama= Economic Optimisim

Since the election I think consumers feel more confident in the economic situation and are more likely to make a medium sized purchase such as cosmetic surgery. I don't think it has much to do with the inauguration itself but the man in the oval office, at least not as a nationwide trend.

Anil R. Shah, MD
Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon

Obama Botox Boost

I have seen similar reports attributing the Botox and dermal filler (Radiesse, Juvederm, Evolence) boost to Obama. In my practice I have also noticed a jump in the use of all products, but I cannot say specifically that it is due to the Obama inauguration celebrations. Since the election however, and especially the new year, there has been a new sense of optimism and everyone is looking for the extra boost that Botox and dermal fillers provide. David Shafer, MD New York City more