Dr. Henstrom speculates on reasons why Utah has a high number of plastic surgeons.
Yergensen, Jenny, "Do Mormons Get More Plastic Surgery?" Facial Aesthetics Unmasked, Utah Facial Plastics, October 4, 2019
Dr. Henstrom: There are plenty of [plastic surgeons] here. A lot of people, whether from here or elsewhere. They realize how great of a place this is to live and practice medicine. So that draws them here whether they have family ties or not. A lot of people have family ties. They know that style of living and so they are really comfortable. And we make a big deal or a big deal is made by other people about the number of plastic surgeons here. They fail to mention or let other people know that there is a very high ratter dentist in the population. And when I was in medical school most of our friends were dental students. And so many of them were looking forward to coming back to Utah to practice. A lot of them were or are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They wanted to come back here to be close to family and so forth. But, we don’t make a big deal out of the fact that there’s a plethora . . .