Could your career and income potential get a positive boost via cosmetic surgery? Jacksonville’s Garcia Institute remains busy even as the downturn in the economy has many struggling financially. In fact, plastic surgeons in Jacksonville and beyond report that even as patients look for ways to cut costs at home, they’re financing body and facial plastic surgery.

Research shows that beauty and confidence can help boost your career competitiveness and income potential.

Jacksonville women – and men – are landing financing rates as low as four percent and credit limits as high as $10,000 to fund cosmetic procedures that will improve their looks, thereby improving their career and earning potential. Why? Because as anyone in the advertisement or entertainment fields can tell you, youth and beauty sells – and not just on TV. The same adage goes for corporate offices across the country.

When it comes to competing for that new job, first impressions are important – and bankable, according to multiple recent studies. The 2009 Harvard Study of Health and Life Quality concluded that attractive and confident job seekers stood better chances of getting hired than did less attractive, less confident competitors. Another study in the Journal of Economic Psychology suggests the benefits of a beautiful face and physique continue after the hire. It concludes that employees deemed more attractive make 12 percent more money annually than their less comely coworkers. In these tight economic times, that statistical tidbit alone is enough to prompt an investment in cosmetic surgery.

Jacksonville’s Garcia Institute is seeing this trend at play in older patients as well. Many people who had planned to retire instead are opting to remain at their jobs and vying for raises or promotions, or looking for new jobs. An AARP study shows this to be the case for a full 25 percent of respondents to a study on the issue, and many feel they’re at a competitive disadvantage when younger job seekers are going for the same positions. And it’s not just women. A recent NBC poll revealed that more men than ever before are undergoing cosmetic procedures, including dermal fillers (wrinkle fillers) and plastic surgery. Of them a full 95 percent are working professionals looking to extend the life of their careers and boost their income potential.

Of course, without confidence and ability, you’ll never get a great job, promotion or raise solely based on a cosmetic surgery. But Jacksonville’s Garcia Institute can help you address any facial issues negatively affecting your competitive spirit. If you’re ready to get your best look, contact us at 800-803-0082 or via our online email form.