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  NAVIGATOR: Home: Statistics: United States Statistics: 2005 ASAPS U.S.A. Cosmetic Surgery Statistics 03 September 2010  

2005 ASAPS U.S.A. Cosmetic Surgery Statistics

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The 2200-member American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) is the only plastic surgery organization devoted entirely to the advancement of cosmetic surgery. ASAPS is recognized throughout the world as the authoritative source for cosmetic surgery education. U.S. and Canadian members are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Here are the highlights of the 2005 cosmetic surgery statistics released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).

ASAPS 2005 Cosmetic Surgery Trends

  • There were nearly 11.5 million surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed in the United States, as reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Surgeons (ASAPS). Surgical procedures accounted for nearly 19% of the total with nonsurgical procedures making up 81% of the total.  
  • From 2004-2005, there was a decrease of 4 percent in the total number of cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures showed an increase of 1% with nonsurgical procedures falling by 4 percent

ASAPS 2005 Surgical Trends

ASAPS 2005 Non-Surgical Trends

  • Since 1997 there has been an increase of 444 percent in the total number of cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures have increased by 119 percent, nonsurgical procedures by 726 percent.
  • The top five surgical procedures cosmetic procedures in 2005 were:

ASAPS 2005 Top 5 Surgical Procedures

    1. Lipoplasty (Liposuction) with 455,489 procedures performed, down four percent from last year. Interestingly, 21% of these procedures were ultrasound-assisted Lipoplasty (UAL)
    2. Breast Augmentation with 364,610 procedures up nine percent from 2003. For the first time, we categorized saline vs. silicone augmentation. 83.4 percent of respondents used the saline device, 16.6 percent the silicone implant.
    3. Blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery) came in third with 231,467 procedures down 20 percent from 2004
    4. Rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) is the forth most common procedure with 200,924 procedures performed, an increase of 21 percent over 2004
    5. Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) reported 169,314 procedures, up 12 percent from 2004.
  • The top five nonsurgical cosmetic procedures in 2005 were:

ASAPS 2005 Top 5 Non Surgical Procedures

    1. Botox injections at 3,294,782 up 16 percent from 2004
    2. Laser hair removal at 1,566,909 up 11 percent from 2004
    3. Hyaluronic acids (Hylaform, Restylane) at 1,194,222 up 35 percent from 2004
    4. Microdermabrasion is the forth most popular procedure with 1.023,931 performed in 2005, a decrease of 7 percent over last year
    5. Chemical peels accounted for 556,172 procedures in 2005, down 50 percent from 2004.
  • Women had nearly 10, 500,000 of the total cosmetic procedures performed in 2005 accounting for 91.4 percent of the total. Declining 2 percent from 2004.
  • The top five surgical procedures for women were Lipoplasty (liposuction), Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery), and Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).

ASAPS 2005 Top 5 Procedures For Women

  • Men had 985,000 procedures, approximately 9 percent of the total, down 12 percent from 2004.
  • The top five procedures for men in 2005 included Lipoplasty (Liposuction), Rhinoplasty (Nose reshaping), Blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery), Male Breast Reduction and Facelift.

ASAPS 2005 Top 5 Procedures For Men

  • People between the ages of 35 and 50 had the majority of procedures: 5.3 million and 47 percent of the total. Those between 51 and 64 had 25 percent of the procedures, patient’s between 19 and 34 had 24 percent, those 65 and older had 5 percent and 18 and under accounted for 1.5 percent
  • The most common procedures for those 18 and under were Laser Hair Removal, Microdermabrasion, Rhinoplasty (Nose reshaping), Otoplasty (Cosmetic ear surgery) and Chemical Peel.
  • Racial and ethnic minorities as last year, had approximately 20 percent of all cosmetic procedures; Hispanics: 9 percent, African-Americans: 6 percent, Asians: 4 percent, all other non-Caucasians: 1.3 percent.
  • The majority of cosmetic procedures were performed in an office facility, 48 percent, with 28 percent performed in a free-standing surgi-center and 24 percent performed in a hospital.
  • Americans spent approximately $12.4 billion on cosmetic procedures last year.
For more information, please visit the ASAPS website.
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