The flailing economy south of the border has begun to take its toll on the cosmetic surgery industry. With a possible recession in sight, people have been cutting back on spending, and one of the first things to go to maintain a stringent budget is undergoing cosmetic surgery treatments.
Fortunately, the economy isn’t doing so bad up here in Canada, allowing many people who want to improve their aesthetic appearance to do so without qualm.
It’s official. Liposuction season is here!
With the hot days of summer approaching, Spring is one of the most popular times to prepare for the beach. Even though it’s still a little too cold to wear a bathing suit or those skimpy little outfits, more and more people are thinking about liposuction and undergoing the procedure to prepare their body for those hot days of summer . Doing so at this time of the year gives you a great head start on the recovery process.
Breast augmentation is another cosmetic surgical procedure that sees a spike in popularity around this time.
It’s Income Tax time again.
This is just a reminder that the procedures at Toronto Cosmetic Clinic are all classified as “cosmetic surgery” and have been designed for aesthetic improvement. According to the Canada Revenue Agency, any costs related to undergoing treatments at TCC by a medical practitioner can be claimed as a medical expense when filing your income tax return (for line 330 or 331). This is valid for those of us in Ontario.
For a complete list of what can be claimed, please visit the Canada Revenue Agency website. However, because information available may be open to interpretation, we recommend that you contact a certified accountant or the Canada Revenue Agency directly to determine whether the procedure you’ve undergone can be claimed.
We all know Botox is popular. It is one of the most popular non-invasive cosmetic procedures at Toronto Cosmetic Clinic, and in fact, North America. But how popular you ask?
Well, apparently recent statistics show that from 2000 to 2007, there has been a 488% increase in the number of Botox injection procedures performed in the States. That’s 4.6 million Botox procedures in 2007, compared to under a million in 2000.
Unfortunately, there are no statistics available for Canada.
According to data compiled by The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, a world renown professional medical society with which Toronto Cosmetic Clinic’s primary physician Dr. Behnaz Yazdanfar is affliated, last year liposuction was the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure in the States. The treatment to remove unwanted subcutaneous fat took the top spot for the eighth consecutive year.
The data also shows that from 2002-2007, the number of men undergoing cosmetic surgical procedures has risen by 13.7%. However, women still make up a staggering 80% of the total number of people undergoing treatment for aesthetic improvement.
A Canadian physician has used the wrinkle-fighter Botox for an entirely new purpose - to save an infant from drowning on his own saliva.
The 10-week old Montreal infant, born with a genetic defect that hindered his ability to swallow (CHARGE syndrome), was treated with Botox to help him control the amount of saliva he produced. If left untreated, he would drown on the saliva that seeped into his lungs or suffer bouts of pneumonia.
The physician, Dr. Sam Daniel, injected the nerves controlling the child’s saliva glands with Botox. By doing so, the amount of saliva was reduced and the infant was not required to undergo a surgical tracheotomy to insert a breathing tube.
Although Botox injections have been used to treat excess salivation in other patients, this is monumental due to the age of the infant.