I just read an article in Reuters 4/8/09 that there is an increase in facelifts and other cosmetic procedures because of the economy. The article states that now that the economy is bad people are flocking to plastic surgeons to look better to get a better job. That is always the case not only in bad economy.  People like to be around young looking vigorous people and so if you want to get a great job, or stay in the job or get promoted, I hate to say it, but you have to maintain your look and stay uplifted. Economy has nothing to do with it. Matter of fact economy can be bad for your uplift as the surplus money is not there. So the only bad thing that happens in a bad economy is that you get all crazed as you do not know whether to keep the money as you do not know when you will get a job or to spend it to get the job. What a dilemma. Just remember people with dilemmas who verbalize them too much usually do not get the job as they get to be too annoying to listen to. So just do it -if you do not you will say I should have done it.