Valentine's Day could leave you with a pretty dimple on the cheek or flawless skin without acne marks. Guess how? As part of a cosmetic treatment package gifted by your lover
Valentine's Day could leave you with a pretty dimple on the cheek or flawless skin without acne marks. Guess how? As part of a cosmetic treatment package gifted by your lover.
Anup Dhir, senior cosmetic surgeon at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, said, "Demand for cosmetic procedures is always there, but it goes up around V-Day. I think media awareness plays its part."
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Don't be jealous: Though Vidya Balan's is a natural one, dimple creation today costs Rs 20,000 |
Manoj Kumar J Manwani, another cosmetic surgeon,u00a0 added apart from other things people were going in for dimple creation. "Most common procedures are nose jobs and chin augmentation, but one treatment that is really getting prominence nowadays is dimple creation. Not only girls, even boys are increasingly going in for dimple creation.
"The cost for a nose job is around Rs 50,000 and dimple creation Rs 20,000," he said.
Gitika Chopra (28), a Delhi-based banker, is on cloud nine as her boyfriend is gifting her a cosmetic treatment package. "The package includes botox and other therapies to help me get rid of wrinkles and other marks on my face," she said.
"This is the most exciting gift that I have got because it will give me a new lease of life," she added.
There was a time when cosmetic surgery was popular with celebs. Actors Shilpa Shetty, Koena Mitra and Minissha Lamba are said to have enhanced their looks. But now it has a wider reach.
Many cosmetic surgeons in metros like New Delhi and Mumbai are receiving queries for the packages. "Today, people have more money, there is awareness and faith in cosmetic procedures,"u00a0 said Amit Gupta, cosmetic surgeon at the Divine Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, New Delhi.
"We see more than 20 per cent increase in women going in for cosmetic procedures around V-Day. The stress is on minimal surgical procedures as early recovery is required for the special day," Gupta added.
