Worldwide, the medical aesthetic specialty is expected to grow over the next five years from US $53.3 in 2017 to $73.6 billion in 2022.1 Cosmetic interventions are increasingly becoming accepted by the public as ‘normal’ and the aesthetic market is globally expanding, particularly in Asia, Russia and Brazil.1
With this rise in the demand for aesthetic interventions, it can be assumed that the number of children/adolescents seeking cosmetic procedures (surgical and non-surgical) is also expected to rise. In 2016, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 229,551 cosmetic procedures (surgical and non-surgical) were performed on 13-19-year-olds, the top three procedures being laser hair removal, rhinoplasty, and laser skin resurfacing.2 Not only are these procedures accessible to the younger age group, but they are recognised as desirable. Social media, cosmetic surgery apps…
