Have a knife day. Americans have become obsessed with plastic surgery and other means of image enhancement post-pandemic, research shows. Overall demand for cosmetic procedures increased by 5 percent in 2023 over the previous year, with requests for minimally invasive work jumping 7 percent, according to a new report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Looking at the most popular procedures that have been performed, interest in one danced its way to the top, and that’s something called the “ballet body” — a natural, lean-looking athletic physique like that of a dancer. “It’s definitely a trend,” Dr. David Schafer , a renowned New York-based, double board-certified plastic surgeon and a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, confirmed to The Post.
He explained that since COVID-19, people have come to him and his colleagues wanting to look “athletic and slender,” a noted change from the “over-exaggerated features” that were popular before the lockdowns. “Liposuction is the backbone of this trend, which is also seen in the fact that for the last couple of years, it has been the most popular surgical procedure of all,” Dr. Gabriel Chiu , an award-winning celebrity plastic surgeon and founder of Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, told The Post.
However, a long list of procedures can help people achieve this look as they target different areas based on their body type and desired results. “As plastic surgery practices opened up.
