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liposuction (456,828 procedures), up 13 percent from last year. Interestingly, 20% of these procedures were ultrasound-assisted Lipoplasty (UAL);
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breast augmentation (399,440 procedures), up 4 per cent from 2006. 60.6% of these procedures used saline implants and 39.4% used silicone implants;
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eyelid surgery (240,763 procedures), up 14 percent on last year;
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abdominoplasty (185,335 procedures), an increase of 7 percent on 2006 figures;
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and breast reduction (153,087 procedures), a increase of 5 percent on last year. This figure may be skewed as some breast reduction procedures will be covered by health insurance policies.