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Information collected by the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) for 2004
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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 2004 cosmetic surgery statistics released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
The number of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures in the United States
increased by 44 percent in 2004
to a total of nearly
11.9 million
procedures, according to the most comprehensive survey to date of U.S. physicians and surgeons by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
Surgical
procedures represented
18 percent
of that total, (an
increase of 17%
on 2003), and
non-surgical
procedures were
82 percent
of the total, (an
increase of 51%
from the previous year).
Since 1997, there has been a
465 percent increase
in the total number of cosmetic procedures.
Surgical
procedures
increased by 118 percent
, and
non-surgical
procedures
increased by 764 percent
.
The
top five surgical
cosmetic procedures in 2004 were:
liposuction
(478,251, up 24 percent from 2003);
breast augmentation
(334,052, up 19 percent);
eyelid surgery
(290,343, up 8 percent);
rhinoplasty
(166,187, down 4 percent); and
facelift
(157,061, up 25 percent).
The
top five non-surgical
cosmetic procedures in 2004 were:
Botox® injection
(2,837,346, up 25 percent from 2003);
laser hair removal
(1,411,899, up 53 percent);
chemical peel
(1,110,401, up 54 percent);
microdermabrasion
(1,098,316, up 28 percent); and
hyaluronic acid (Hylaform®, Restylane®)
(882,469, up 659 percent).
Women
had nearly
10.7 million
cosmetic procedures,
90 percent of the total
. The number of cosmetic procedures for women increased 49 percent from 2003.
The
top five surgical procedures for women
were:
liposuction
,
breast augmentation
,
eyelid surgery
,
tummy tuck
and
facelift
.
Men
had nearly
1.2 million
cosmetic procedures,
8 percent of the total
. The number of cosmetic procedures for men increased 8 percent from 2003.
The
top five surgical procedures for men
were:
liposuction
,
eyelid surgery
,
rhinoplasty
,
male breast reductionhair transplantation
.
People age 35-50 had the most procedures
— 5.3 million and 45 percent of the total.
People
age 51-64
had
25 percent
of procedures;
age 19-34
had
22 percent
;
age 65-and-over
had
6 percent
; and
age 18-and-younger
had
2 percent
.
The most common procedures for age 18-and-under were: laser hair removal, chemical peel, microdermabrasion, rhinoplasty, and laser skin resurfacing.
Racial and ethnic minorities had 20 percent of all cosmetic procedures
. Hispanics, 8.5 percent; African-Americans, 6.2 percent; Asians, 4.6 percent; and other non-Caucasians, 1.1 percent.
Where cosmetic surgeries were performed: office facility, 46 percent; free-standing surgicenter, 29 percent; and hospital, 24 percent.
Americans spent just under
$12.5 billion
on cosmetic procedures in 2004.
For more information, please visit the
ASAPS website
.