2000 Winners In August of 1996, Medicard Finance Inc. (Medicard) was formed to offer financing to persons seeking elective medical procedures. At the time there was a growing demand for reconstructive surgery, laser eye treatments, skin resurfacing, cosmetic dentistry and other procedures not covered by the public health care system. The increase in demand was…
Cosmetic procedures are still in demand in Canada, but more patients are requesting non-surgical facelifts, according to findings of a recent survey conducted by Medicard® Finance Inc. and Cosmetic Surgery Statistics Canada. Medicard® survey reveals rise in industry, but shift in focus. The demand for surgical facelifts has taken a slight dip, as increasingly knowledgeable…
A report released by Cosmetic Surgery Statistics Canada and Medicard, an organization that provides financial assistance for people wanting elective medical procedures, says Canadians are increasingly opting for non-surgical ways to erase wrinkles or to tighten sagging skin. The study says more than half a million cosmetic enhancement procedures were conducted last year across the…
By Angela Brunschot “The less risky procedures are growing the quickest. There is a general desire in our society for people to look their best, but most people don’t want to die getting there.” Dr. Stephen Mulholland, Cosmetic surgeon Gone are the scalpels, gone the weeks, even months, of recovery. This ain’t your mother’s facelift….
By Valerie Gibson Forty-plus women want to look as good as they feel If there’s one thing the boomers and post-boomers crave, it’s eternal youth. Or at least the look of it. And they’re increasingly focusing their attention for this on the rapidly advancing world of cosmetic surgery, cosmetic dentistry and dermatology. Cosmetic surgery in…