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Liposuction No Longer the Most Popular Surgical Procedure
“For the first time in the twelve years these statistics have been collected liposuction is a runner up in popularity to breast augmentation".
NEW YORK, NY (March 16, 2009) – Over 10.2 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2008, according to statistics released today by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The Aesthetic Society, after collecting multi-specialty procedural statistics since 1997, says the overall number of cosmetic procedures has increased 162 percent since the collection of the statistics first began. The most frequently performed nonsurgical procedure was Botox injections and the most popular surgical procedure was breast augmentation.
“For the first time in the twelve years these statistics have been collected liposuction is a runner up in popularity to breast augmentation. There is no doubt that this turnabout will generate discussions in the medical community and the public at large,” Alan Gold, MD, Aesthetic Society president, reflects that “changes in fashion, i.e. décolletage baring styles, might be a factor behind this change.
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Top surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic/plastic surgery procedures among men and women in 2008:
| Surgical Procedures |
# |
Non Surgical Procedures |
# |
| Breast Augmentation |
355,671 |
Botox |
2,464,123 |
| Lipoplasty (Liposuction) |
341144 |
Laser Hair Removal |
1,280,964 |
| Eyelid Surgery |
195,104 |
Hyaluronic Acid
(including Hylaform, Juvederm, Perlane/Restylane)
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1,262,848 |
| Rhinoplasty |
152,434 |
Chemical Peel |
591,808 |
| Abdominoplasty |
147,392 |
Laser Skin Resurfacing |
570,880 |
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Top surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic/plastic surgery procedures among men and women in 2008:
| %of total |
Age |
Procedures |
Top Surgical Procedures |
Top Non Surgical Procedues |
| 45% |
35-50 |
4.6 million |
Liposuction |
Botox |
| 26% |
51-64 |
2.7million |
Eyelid Surgery |
Botox |
| 22% |
19-34 |
2.2 million |
Breast Augmentation |
LAser Hair Removal |
| 6% |
65 and over |
630 thousand |
Eyelid Surgery |
Botox |
| 2% |
18 and under |
160 thousand |
Rhinoplastyn |
Laser Hair Removal |
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Top procedures for women:
Women had almost 92 percent of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on women was over 9.3 million, a decrease of over 11 percent from the previous year. Surgical procedures decreased 15 percent; nonsurgical procedures decreased by 11 percent. Since 1997, surgical procedures increased 104 percent, while nonsurgical procedures have increased 233 percent.
| Surgical Procedures |
# |
Non Surgical Procedures |
# |
| Breast Augmentation |
355,671 |
Botox |
2,239,024 |
| Lipoplasty (Liposuction) |
309,692 |
Hyaluronic Acid
(including Hylaform, Juvederm, Perlane/Restylane)
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1,200,420 |
| Eyelid Surgery |
166,426 |
Laser Hair Removal |
1,101,255 |
| Abdominoplasty |
143,005 |
Chemical Peel |
554,492 |
| Breast Reduction |
139,926 |
Laser Skin Resurfacing |
532,008 |
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Top procedures for men:
Men had over 8 percent of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on men was over 800,000 a decrease of over 21 percent from the previous year. Surgical procedures decreased 18 percent; nonsurgical procedures decreased 22 percent. Since 1997, surgical procedures have decreased over 15 percent while nonsurgical procedures have increased 239 percent.
| Surgical Procedures |
# |
Non Surgical Procedures |
# |
| Liposuction |
31,453 |
Botox |
225,099 |
| Rhinoplasty |
30,174 |
Laser hair removal |
179,708 |
| Eyelid Surgery |
28,678 |
Hyaluronic Acid
(including Hylaform, Juvederm, Perlane/Restylane)
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62,428 |
| Gynecomastia |
19,124 |
IPL laser treatment |
46,887 |
| Hair transplantation |
18,062 |
Microdermabrasion |
39,824 |
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