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Resumption of Cosmetic Surgery During COVID - Experience of a Specialised Cosmetic Surgery Day-case Hospital
Syeda Zoha Imam1, George Karanasios1, Manaf Khatib1
1The Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, London, SW1 × 9BW.
Insights
The UK saw a rise in cosmetic surgery post-lockdown, with one London clinic resuming procedures safely using virtual consultations. Increased privacy from remote work and video calls may have contributed to this trend.
Area of Science:
- Medical Science
- Surgical Procedures
- Public Health
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of elective surgeries in the UK.
- Day-case hospitals faced challenges in resuming services post-lockdown.
- Virtual consultations emerged as a key tool in adapting healthcare delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the protocol for safely resuming cosmetic surgery in a post-COVID-19 environment.
- To explore the reasons behind the significant increase in cosmetic surgery procedures post-lockdown.
- To investigate factors influencing cosmetic surgery demand during the pandemic.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a specific protocol for safe cosmetic surgery resumption.
- Analysis of procedure volume changes at a London day-case hospital.
- Exploration of contributing factors to increased demand, including remote work and video conferencing.
Main Results:
- The Clinic successfully resumed cosmetic surgery with a new safety protocol.
- A significant increase in cosmetic surgery procedures was observed post-lockdown.
- Factors such as remote work privacy and increased video conferencing exposure were identified as potential drivers.
Conclusions:
- The Clinic established a viable model for safe cosmetic surgery resumption.
- The rise in cosmetic surgery demand is likely multifactorial, influenced by pandemic-related lifestyle changes.
- Further research is warranted to fully understand the long-term impact of these factors on cosmetic surgery trends.
Abstract:
The novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) in 2019 resulted in the suspension of all elective hospital procedures during the height of the pandemic in the UK. The Clinic in London is one of the first day-case hospitals to resume cosmetic surgery in a post-COVID-19 clinical environment, whilst also employing the use of virtual consultations. Details of the protocol implemented by the Clinic to allow the safe resumption of cosmetic surgery are stated in this paper. The volume of procedures at the Clinic saw a significant increase post-lockdown; reasons as to why this occurred are also explored in this paper. The disruption of cosmetic practice during lockdown can be said to have resulted in a backlog of procedures once lockdown restrictions began to ease. Whilst this may be true, we believe that there are other confounding factors regarding what may have influenced the rise in cosmetic surgery during the pandemic, including the privacy of working from home and the increased exposure to video conferencing software.
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