The recession is putting the squeeze on the $10 billion cosmetic surgery business.

Yet despite tight times, less invasive options like Botox injections are on the rise, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports.

As the economy plummeted between 2007 and 2008, cosmetic surgeries nationwide fell 9 percent. Breast augmentation dropped 12 percent over the same period and liposuction tapered off by 19 percent. Tummy tucks were down by 18 percent. Yet Botox and other injectable drugs that make up the fast growing cosmetic medicine industry rose by 8 percent.

The report’s results do not surprise local plastic surgeons who have seen similar trends.

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