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Plastic Surgery Stats

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, ranging from Botox injections to tumor removal. That represents a 446 percent increase since 1997. Below are statistics for common procedures.

The top five most popular cosmetic surgery procedures in 2006 were:

• Liposuction - 403,684
• Breast augmentation - 383,886
• Eyelid surgery - 209,999
• Abdominoplasty - 172,457
• Breast Reduction - 145,822

The top five most popular non-surgical procedures in 2006 were:

• 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

The top five reconstructive procedures in 2006 were:

• 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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