The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery recently reported that almost 9.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2010. The demand for plastic surgery procedures increased almost 9% with over 1.6 million procedures performed, while cosmetic minimally-invasive procedures decreased almost 9 percent. Surgical procedures accounted for 17 percent of the total procedures for 2010.
"These numbers mirror what we have been hearing across the country this past year,” said Felmont EavesIII, MD, Aesthetic Society President. "Patients who put off surgery because of uncertainty in the economy and the job market are coming back for tried and true procedures. Growth in demand will likely continue as the recession eases and baby boomers and their offspring begin to explore surgical and nonsurgical options."
The most frequently performed surgical procedure was breast augmentation and the most popular nonsurgical procedure was injections of botulinum toxin type A (including Botox and Dysport). Here are the top five cosmetic surgical procedures and top five minimally-invasive procedures.
| Top 5 Cosmetic Surgical Procedures | Top 5 Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures |
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Breast Augmentation |
Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox, Dysport etc.) |
Women had almost 8.6 million cosmetic procedures equalling 92 % of the total, while Men had over 750,000 cosmetic procedures representing 8% of the total.
| Top 5 Cosmetic Surgery Prcoedures for Women |
Top 5 Cosmetic Surgery Procedures for Men |
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Breast Augmentation |
Liposuction |
The Aesthetic Society, which has collected multi-specialty procedural statistics since 1997, says the overall number of cosmetic procedures has increased 155 percent since the tracking of the statistics first began.
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