ber of clinics around the world say they are seeing a rise in people getting surgery
A number of cosmetic surgery clinics around the world are reporting a rise in people getting treatment during the coronavirus outbreak as they can hide their treatment behind a mask or work from home.
Despite the virus shutting businesses across the globe, a number of plastic surgery clinics have remained open, adopting stricter measures such as Covid-19 tests and more frequent cleaning.
Clinics in the US, Japan, South Korea and Australia have all seen a rise in patients coming in for treatment including lip fillers, botox, face lifts and nose jobs.
"I decided to get procedures done during quarantine because it allowed me to heal at my own pace," Aaron Hernandez, who had lip fillers and buccal (cheek) fat removal in Los Angeles, told the BBC.
"Getting my lips done is not something that all men tend to do, so some people might find it different. Therefore I preferred to stay home and recover fully and people not know what work I had done once I'm out."
The last time he had the procedure done before quarantine, he said, he had to go out in public for work and his lips were "extremely swollen and bruised".
Rod J Rohrich, a cosmetic surgeon based in Texas, said he was seeing a lot more patients. "Even more than I would say is normal. We could probably operate six days a week if we wanted to. It's pretty amazing," he told the BBC.
He said usually people would have to factor in recovery at home when considering surgery but now that many people are working from home, this doesn't need to be considered.
"They can actually recover at home and also they can have a mask that they wear when they go outside after a rhinoplasty or facelift. People want to resume their normal lives and part of that is looking as good as they feel."
It's not just the US that is seeing a rise in patients during the outbreak.
South Korea, well-known for its cosmetic surgery, was one of the first countries to see cases of the virus. Instead of enforcing a nationwide lockdown, it had a social distancing plan with people encouraged to work from home.
Cosmetic clinics have seen a decline in foreign visitors however locals have been coming to clinics for treatments. A number of clinics chose to offer a discount to locals.