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With the growth of the cosmetic surgery industry, utilizing the “no pain, no gain” philosophy, there has also been an increase in the number of medications targeting to minimize the pain and discomfort that patients feel after the operations. Through these prescription drugs, patients may now enjoy the benefits of the cosmetic procedures with as [...]
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Men made up 9% of all procedures in 2009.
Notable numbers include:
Butt Implants – 12% of all patients were men
Calf Augmentation – 57%
Cheek Implants – 27%
Chin Augmentation – 48%
Ear Surgery – 39%
Nose Reshaping – 26%
Laser Hair Removal – 18%
Sculptra – 16%
**It is important to note that these ASPS procedural stats represent procedures performed by ASPS member [...]
Top 5 for 2009
All of the top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures for 2009 are down over their 2008 numbers?
Breast Augmentation – down 6% over 2008
Nose Reshaping – down 8% over 2008
Eyelid Surgery – down 8% over 2008
Liposuction – down 19% over 2008
Tummy Tuck – down 5% over 2008
While all of the cosmetic surgical procedures are down, the only [...]
Cosmetic surgery – a billion dollar industry
Did you know…
While Breast Augmentation is the most popular invasive cosmetic procedure, Rhinoplasty brings in more money annually. This is likely due to rhinoplasty procedures costing more, on average, than breast augmentation procedures. All-in-all, in 2008, cosmetic procedures pulled in over $10 BILLION!
**It is important to note that these ASPS procedural stats represent procedures performed [...]
Cosmetic surgery breakdown by ethnic group
Did you know…
According to demographic background, the most requested minimally invasive procedures are all the same. Botox leads the pack across the African-American, Asian-American, Causcasian, and Hispanic ethnic groups. Second is injectable fillers and chemical peels round out the top 3. The variance lies in most requested surgical procedures.
In African-Americans, liposuction is most requested, followed [...]
Cosmetic Surgery for teens, indeed
Did you know…
In 2008, there were nearly 82,000 surgically invasive procedures performed on girls, aged 13-19! Of these, just over 38,000 were rhinoplasty while around 14,000 were Gynecomastia procedures performed on young men. Surprisingly, there were 4,000 liposuction procedures performed on teenagers in 2008.
It is important to note that these ASPS procedural stats represent procedures [...]
Top five surgical cosmetic procedures
Now that we know the top five minimally invasive procedures for 2008, here are the top five surgically invasive procedures for 2008.
1. Breast Augmentation – 307,000 procedures
2. Nose Reshaping – 279,000 procedures
3. Liposuction – 245,000 procedures
4. Eyelid Surgery – 221,000 procedures
5. Tummy Tuck – 122,000 procedures
**It is important to note that these ASPS procedural stats [...]