Business Spotlight Übungsheft 05/2025: Hörverständnis

Silicone Valley?

cosmetic surgerySchönheitsoperationCosmetic surgery used to be something only for the rich and famous, and its continued popularity is obvious in Hollywood. Some stars, such as actress Demi Moore, report having spent over $500,000 on surgeries. Such openness is relatively new and has led to growing acceptance, and with improved technology and greater competitionKonkurrenzkampf, Wettbewerbcompetition, it has become affordable for more people.

Rising demand has made cosmetic surgery an $18 billionMilliarde(n)billion industry in North America, and this is attracting more and more practitionerpraktizierende( r) Arzt/Ärztinpractitioners — including pediatricianKinderarzt/-ärztinpediatricians and other doctors who aren’t ­necessarily qualified for surgery. In California, once doctors are licensedhier: approbiertlicensed, they can practice in any fieldhier: Fachgebietfield of medicine, not just the field they were trained in.

Cosmetic services are lucrative because most ­patients pay upfrontim Vorausupfront. On average, a faceliftGesichtsstraffungfacelift costs over $11,000, according to the American Society of plastic surgeonSchönheitschirurg(in)Plastic Surgeons. And the procedurehier: Eingriff, Operationprocedures don’t have to be done in a hospital, which means practitioners ­often aren’t vet sb.jmdn. auf Herz und Nieren überprüfenvetted before they start. However, just because the surgery is cosmetic doesn’t mean it is easy. A botched (ifml.)verpfuscht, vermasseltbotched procedure can cost a lot more than just a patient’s good lookshier: Aussehenlooks. Carmen Balber, of the advocacy groupInteressengruppeadvocacy group Consumer Watchdog, told the Los Angeles Times: “We need better standards. Patients have the right to know that their doctor has the qualifications to do what they’re promising.”