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The economics of plastic surgery practices: trends in income, procedure mix, and volume.
Anecdotally, plastic surgeons have complained of working harder for the same or less income in recent years. They also complain of falling fees for reconstructive surgery and increasing competition for cosmetic surgery. This study examined …
- Skin potions, stem cells, and growth hormones: the economic costs of selling patients dubious products and services.
- Letter to the editor: economics of aesthetic surgery.
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Discount cosmetic surgery: industry trends and strategies for success.
Discount cosmetic surgery is a topic of interest to plastic surgeons. To understand this trend and its effects on plastic surgeons, it is necessary to review the economics of cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery's practice environment, and the…
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Cosmetic surgery in times of recession: macroeconomics for plastic surgeons.
Periods of economic downturn place special demands on the plastic surgeon whose practice involves a large amount of cosmetic surgery. When determining strategy during difficult economic times, it is useful to understand the macroeconomic ba…
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Managed care's attempts to capture aesthetic surgery.
Managed care organizations recently have attempted to add aesthetic surgery to their line of available services. To better understand the challenges posed by these actions, all members of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery w…
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Wall Street's assessment of plastic surgery--related technology: a clinical and financial analysis.
Many plastic surgeons develop technologies that are manufactured by Wall Street-financed companies. Others participate in the stock market as investors. This study examines the bioengineered skin industry to determine whether it integrates …
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Aesthetic surgery economics: lessons from corporate boardrooms to plastic surgery practices.
Healthcare traditionally has been described as not conforming to the laws of economics. Consumers pay for aesthetic surgery directly, thus freeing it from the usual confounding factors and making it more likely to comply with the market for…
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Wall Street's growing influence on plastic surgery.
The advent of managed care has unleashed market forces on the health care system. One result of these new pressures is a shift from nonprofit to Wall Street-based financing. This report quantifies these trends by comparing health organizati…
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The effect of increased plastic surgeon supply on fees for aesthetic surgery: an economic analysis.
The size of the plastic surgery workforce has important effects on the financial environment of the specialty. Economic theory predicts that increasing the area supply of surgeons performing aesthetic surgery will result in lower fees for t…
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The financial environment of aesthetic surgery: results of a survey of plastic surgeons.
To gather information about aesthetic surgery's current practice structures, competitive environment, patient price sensitivity, and marketing and practice development requirements, a two-page survey was developed and mailed to all 1180 mem…
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The effect of increased consumer demand on fees for aesthetic surgery: an economic analysis.
Economic theory dictates that changes in consumer demand have predictable effects on prices. Demographics represents an important component of demand for aesthetic surgery. Between the years of 1997 and 2010, the U.S. population is projecte…
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The changing health care marketplace: current industry trends, new provider organizational structures, and effects on plastic surgeons.
Current market forces are driving the health care industry in new directions. The managed care industry is currently undergoing a market shakeout, as manifested by consolidation, increased competition, and lower profits. Medicare is fightin…
- Will the real plastic surgeon please stand up?
- The new medical marketplace: I. Managed care.
- The new medical marketplace: II. Cost and outcome studies.
- Creating a business plan for plastic surgery's future.
- From the reconstructive ladder to the reconstructive elevator.