This App Wants To Bring Plastic Surgery On Demand To Your TV

The Plastic Surgery Network on Apple TV mixes Yelp and QVC with a TV interface. PSN offers on-demand content. This content includes educational videos and articles. These resources lessen the fear surrounding hospital visits via web, mobile, or Apple TV, keeping you on your couch.Forbes.

Patients interact with doctors. They book appointments. Some patients can see virtual before-and-after photos before their procedure. This content works for people interested in cosmetic surgery.

PSN helps the growing plastic surgery industry, covering Botox to boob jobs, reach new, tech-savvy customers. Exploring cosmetic surgery from home gives potential clients the push they need to see a surgeon.

The Plastic Surgery Network tests what TV content can do beyond changing plastic surgery and its effect on healthcare. The app's success shows the value of putting detailed topics into virtual technology.

Developers are adding augmented and virtual reality to the Plastic Surgery Network experience. Possibilities include realistic before-and-after transformation animations."transformation animations"The app offers potential patients and care providers virtual consultation rooms. PSN expects to launch this tech within the year.

Apps like Postmates, Task Rabbit, and Door Dash show people do not want to leave home if they do not have to. PSN's upcoming virtual reality features cater to this laziness.The app suits anyone who lacks the courage to visit a real plastic surgery clinic. Within a year, the Plastic Surgery Network will release technology letting patients and doctors interact in a virtual consultation room. Laziness meets technology."Phone call anxiety" is a real issue for millennials, who are a generation of text-messagers. The Plastic Surgery Network's TV scheduling lets viewers research doctors, watch videos, and book appointments without calling.

Scheduling through the TV feature appeals to those avoiding a doctor's room hold music. Viewers can research doctors, watch videos, and book appointments with remote control clicks.With a few clicks, PSN viewers research doctors, watch videos to decide if a doctor fits, and book an appointment without picking up the phone.Millennials need this. They are a generation of text-messagers. Plastic Surgery Network's TV scheduling feature helps them avoid doctor's room hold music. Viewers use the remote control. They research doctors, watch videos, and book appointments without calling.

Q&A blog content is old news. The Plastic Surgery Network completely redefines the concept.the appEach doctor offers a separate content stream with their videos and articles. Potential patients read, interact with, and learn from this content. Patients can send questions to specific doctors or start a virtual talk with their chosen doctor.

Dr. Philip Miller, an NYC facial surgeon, and Dr. Gordon Kaplan, a California surgeon, are early adopters of PSN. Kaplan saysForbes."In a time when TV watchers cut the cord, PSN merges on-demand television with plastic surgery."

Kaplan also points out that Apple TV users make up 5% of US people using Wi-Fi streaming. This small group leans toward people concerned with looks. This might be the type of person who considers (and can pay for) cosmetic surgery.

Users can use PSN like Yelp to find doctors and their content in the app.Yelp lets users benefit from group intel.Users search for surgeons by location, skill, and ratings. This feature includes reviews from patients who used the plastic surgeon. The app has few reviews now, but more users will bring more feedback.

The timing is perfect as plastic surgery rises.The American Society of Plastic Surgeons supports this timing.This group shows strong proof of cosmetic surgery popularity. In 2015, 15.9 million Americans had a cosmetic procedure. With more minimally-invasive options like fillers and Botox entering the market, that number will likely increase.

Apple TV's partnership with the Plastic Surgery Network is new, but early press reviews are good. Even theReader comments show early reviews are positive.Comments on articles announcing the app are mostly positive. Early users already use PSN's question forum to ask for advice anyone can watch.