Plastic surgery statistics:
Consider the following statistics are from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons:
- The top five cosmetic surgery procedures in 2003 were nose reshaping, liposuction, breast augmentation, eyelid surgery, and facelift.
- In the past ten years, the number of reconstructive plastic surgery patients has increased 34 percent.
- Liposuction procedures quadrupled between 1992 and 2002.
- Breast augmentation surgery increased sevenfold since 1992.
Top cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2003:
- nose reshaping
- liposuction
- breast augmentation
- eyelid surgery
- facelift
Top female cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2003:
- liposuction
- breast augmentation
- nose reshaping
- eyelid surgery
- facelift
Top male cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2003:
- nose reshaping
- eyelid surgery
- liposuction
- hair transplantation
- breast reduction
Top reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in 2003:
- tumor removal
- laceration repair
- scar revision
- hand surgery
- breast reduction
- maxillofacial surgery