Plastic Surgery Stats

Statistics Procedures

Plastic surgery is not merely for a select and wealthy few. In the United States alone, over 11.5 million cosmetic procedures – both surgical and non-surgical – were performed during 2006 in areas ranging from Botox injections to tumor removal. That represents a 446 percent increase since 1997. Below are statistics for common procedures.

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures
         Nearly 11.5 cosmetic plastic surgeries were performed in 2006 alone.
         The top five most popular surgical procedures in 2006 include:
         Liposuction – 403,684
         Breast augmentation – 383,886
         Eyelid surgery – 209,999
         Abdominoplasty – 172,457
         Breast Reduction – 145,822
Cosmetic Non-Surgical Procedures
         Over 8 million minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, which require no surgery , were performed in 2006.
         The top five most popular non-surgical procedures in 2006 include:
         Botox – 3.1 million
         Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Restylane) – 1.5 million
         Laser hair removal – 1.4 million
         Microdermabrasion – 993,071
         Laser Skin Resurfacing – 556,172
Non-Cosmetic Plastic Surgeries
         In 2006 over five million reconstructive surgeries were performed.
         The top five reconstructive plastic surgeries in 2006
         Tumor Removal - 3.9 million
         Laceration Repair – 312,844
         Scar Revision – 164,684
         Hand Surgery – 155,810
         Breast Reduction – 104,455
Ethnicity
         People of color accounted for approximately 23 percent of cosmetic procedures in 2006.
         Hispanics – 8% in 2006. The top three requested procedures for Hispanics in 2006:
         Breast Augmentation
         Nose Reshaping
         Liposuction
         African-Americans – 7% of African-Americans got procedures in 2006; The top three requested procedures for African-Americans in 2006:
         Nose Reshaping
         Liposuction
         Breast Reduction
         Asian-Americans – 6% of Asians got a procedures in 2006; The top three requested procedures for Asian-Americans in 2006:
         Nose Reshaping
         Breast Augmentation
         Eyelid Surgery

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