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Across the world, the Zoom Boom has created an uptick in demand for procedures like Botox and fillers.
In Singapore, people are spending up to SG$1,800 for jaw Botox to create a slimmed-down face.
The chance to recover at home while still working is also affecting demand, one surgeon said.
When Singapore went into lockdown in March 2020, a Singapore surgeon recently told Insider, he feared the closure of the country s borders would mean the end of his business. The lack of tourists also stood to create a huge shortfall for the country s plastic surgeons: Singapore recorded $994 million Singapore dollars ($750 million) in medical tourism in 2014, the last time official figures were released.