The Financial Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Practices of Cosmetic/Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Financial Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Practices of Cosmetic/Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Alisa Arnautovic1 • Alireza Hamidian Jahromi2 • Petros Konofaos3,4
Received: 2 July 2020 / Accepted: 23 July 2020 Ó Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2020
Abstract The global pandemic of coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19, has undeniably impacted all facets of healthcare, affecting both its function and provision. Due to the cessation of all non-emergent surgical cases in the USA and worldwide, the professional lives and practices of many physicians have been negatively affected. However, among different physicians and specifically plastic surgeons, cosmetic/aesthetic plastic surgeons have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as the majority of their cases are semi-elective and elective. The ability to perform semi-elective and elective cases is dependent on state and local authorities’ regulations, and it is currently uncertain when the ban, if ever, will be completely lifted. Financial constraints on patients and their future inability to pay for these procedures due to the COVID-19-related economic recession are things to consider. Overall, the goal of this unprecedented time for cosmetic/aesthetic plastic surgeons is for their medical practices to survive, to conserve cash flow although income is low to none, and to maintain their personal finances. In this paper, the authors review the financial impacts of the & Petros Konofaos [email protected] 1
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St Ste 425, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Ave, Room 315, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
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University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 1068 Cresthaven Road, Suite 500, Memphis, TN 38119, USA
current COVID-19 pandemic on the practices of cosmetic plastic surgeons in the USA and worldwide, along with some potential approaches to maintain their practices and financial livelihoods. Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266. Keywords COVID-19 Coronavirus Financial impact Cosmetic plastic surgeon Plastic surgery Impact
The global pandemic of coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19, has undeniably impacted all facets of healthcare, affecting both its function and provision. There has been a shift toward more emergent, critical care to save lives, curtail the spread of the virus, and preserve much needed resources and protective gear. With the cessation of all elective/semi-elective surgical cases in the USA and worldwide, the professional lives and practices o
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