| Statistics about cosmetic surgery |
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| Year 2004 saw the rise by 44% to nearly 11.9 million
in the number of surgical |
| Plastic surgeries such as liposuction, breast
augmentation, and facelifts grew by 17%. |
| Women accounted for 90% of all cosmetic procedures
in 2004, and the number of cosmetic procedures performed on
women increased by 49% compared with 2003. Plastic surgeries
increased by 21% and non surgical procedures rose by 57%. Women
regard this as a source to gain emotional, psychological and
social improvements that led to the increase in percentage |
| Among men, the number of overall cosmetic procedures
rose by 8%, although the number of plastic surgeries declined
by 11%. |
| As compared the top five surgical cosmetic procedures
in 2005 were: liposuction (324,000;) nose reshaping (298,000;)
breast augmentation (291,000;) eyelid surgery (231,000;) and
tummy tuck (135,000,) |
| Non-surgical cosmetic procedures increased by
13 percent to nearly 8.5 million in 2005. The top were: Botox
injections (3.8 million;) chemical peels (1 million;) and laser
hair removal (738,000;) |
| The other emerging trend in plastic surgery is
many more men embracing self-improvement through facial plastic
surgery. According to the American Academy of Facial Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery (A.A.F.P.R.S.,) year 2005 saw a whopping
60 percent increase in men and 30 percent increase in women
selecting cosmetic procedures. |
