Some Thoughts on the Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Surgery

Abstract

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in December 2019 changed the way human society operates [1]. As plastic surgeons, we are worried about the future of plastic surgery in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. We read the published study by Kaye and Paprottka entitled Elective, Non-urgent Procedures and Aesthetic Surgery in the Wake of SARS-COVID-19: Considerations Regarding Safety, Feasibility and Impact on Clinical Management [2],carefully. Due to our in-depth study of COVID-19 in the early stages of the epidemic [3-5], we strongly agree with the following points mentioned in the article.