
One time high flying banking executives are now seeking out plastic surgery to revitalise their looks after added stress induced wrinkles and pounds from the global financial crisis. The GFC as I like to call it, has adversely impacted the cosmetic surgery industry and financial sector, however on the wake of this turmoil, bankers, financiers, and C-level executives are opting for a boost in beauty. These new surgery junkies are being dubbed severance surgeries. Many of whom are wallowing in their recent lay-offs, are taking their severance pay to nip, tuck, and lift sorrows away.
The Financial Times reported about the ex-banking surgery flurry saying, "Demand for tummy tucks, face lifts and male breast reduction has surged in the City, according to the Harley Medical Group, the UK's largest cosmetic surgery provider. Surely those who clamoured for cuts in the banking sector didn't have this in mind?"
If this trend persists it looks like we will have an ample supply of good looking bankers looking for jobs around the world. The GFC may actually begin to revamp the dwindling plastic surgery industry with the influx of laid off financial gurus.