Statistics

Plastic surgery statistics:

Consider the following statistics are from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS):

• The top five cosmetic surgery procedures in 2006 were nose reshaping, liposuction, breast augmentation, eyelid surgery, and tummy tuck.

• From 2000 to 2006, the number of reconstructive plastic surgery patients has decreased 15 percent.

• Liposuction procedures have increased more than fourfold between 1992 and 2006.

• Breast augmentation surgery increased almost ninefold between 1992 and 2006.

• Minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures have increased 66 percent between 2000 and 2006.

Top cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2006:

• nose reshaping

• liposuction

• breast augmentation

• eyelid surgery

• tummy tuck

Top female cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2006:

• liposuction

• breast augmentation

• nose reshaping

• eyelid surgery

• tummy tuck

Top male cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2006:

• nose reshaping

• eyelid surgery

• liposuction

• hair transplantation

• breast reduction

Top reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in 2006:

• tumor removal

• laceration repair

• scar revision

• hand surgery

• breast reduction

• maxillofacial surgery

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