Household expenses need to be slashed, holidays need to be cut down, and the missus’s nose... well hold on, no need to get that cut. No boob jobs either and don’t even think about those botox shots. A dipstick by Forbes India shows cosmetic surgeons have seen a 70 percent drop in income in the last quarter. Psychiatrists, however, are going whee, whee, whee! all the way to the bank. Meltdown-affected executives are beating down their doors: appointments are up over 30 percent.
(This story appears in the 05 June, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)