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<P align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><IMG border=1 hspace=9 alt="ASAPS Banner" src="https://www.consultingroom.com/Storage/Statistics/asaps_logo_title.gif"></SPAN></P><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The 2400-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. </SPAN><BR></SPAN><BR>
<DIV align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #663399"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #663399; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Here are the highlights of the 2010 cosmetic surgery statistics released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=center>2010 marks the forteenth consecutive year that multi-specialty data has been collected on these procedures.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>There were almost <STRONG>10 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures </STRONG>performed in the United States in 2010, as reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), a fall of 6.3% on 2009. <STRONG>Surgical</STRONG> procedures accounted for <STRONG>17%</STRONG> of the total with <STRONG>nonsurgical</STRONG> procedures making up <STRONG>83%</STRONG> of the total.</DIV></LI></UL></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>Since 1997, there has been a <STRONG>155 percent increase </STRONG>in the total number of cosmetic procedures. <STRONG>Surgical</STRONG> procedures <STRONG>increased by more than 71 percent</STRONG>, and <STRONG>nonsurgical</STRONG> procedures <STRONG>increased by 228 percent</STRONG>.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<P align=center><IMG border=0 alt="ASAPS Surgical Trends 2010" src="https://www.consultingroom.com/Storage/Statistics/surg_trend_2010.jpg"></P></TD>
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<P align=center><IMG border=0 alt="ASAPS Non-Surgical Trends 2010" src="https://www.consultingroom.com/Storage/Statistics/nonsurg_trend_2010.jpg"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
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<P align=left></P>The <STRONG>top five surgical</STRONG> cosmetic procedures in 2010 were: </LI></UL>
<P align=center><IMG border=0 alt="Top 5 Surgical Procedures 2010 - ASAPS" src="https://www.consultingroom.com/Storage/Statistics/top5_surg2010.jpg"></P>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>breast augmentation</STRONG> (318,123 procedures); up 2% on last year. 38% of these procedures used saline implants and 62% used silicone implants.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>liposuction</STRONG> (289,016 procedures); up 1.9% on last year. (21.3% of these procedures were ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL).) </DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>eyelid surgery</STRONG> (152,123 procedures); an increase of 1.5% on 2009.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>abdominoplasty</STRONG> (144,929 procedures); an increase of 13.3% on last year.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>and <STRONG>breast reduction </STRONG>(138,152 procedures), a 21.7% rise on 2009 figures.</DIV></LI></OL></OL>
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<DIV align=left>The <STRONG>top five nonsurgical</STRONG> cosmetic procedures in 2010 were: </DIV></LI></UL>
<P align=center><IMG border=0 alt="Top 5 Non Surgical Procedures 2010 - ASAPS" src="https://www.consultingroom.com/Storage/Statistics/top5_nonsurg2010.jpg"></P>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Botox injection</STRONG> (2,437,165 procedures); down 4.7% on 2009.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>hyaluronic acid</STRONG> (1,315,121 procedures); a 0.2% rise on 2009 figures.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>laser hair removal</STRONG> (936,270 procedures); a decrease of 26.9% on last year.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>laser skin resurfacing</STRONG> (562,706 procedures); a considerable rise of 9.8% on 2009.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>chemical peel</STRONG> (493,896 procedures); a decrease of 6.7% on last year.</DIV></LI></OL></OL>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Women</STRONG> had <STRONG>over 8.6 million</STRONG> cosmetic procedures, over <STRONG>2% percent of the total</STRONG>. The number of cosmetic procedures for women increased over 164 percent from 1997.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=left>The <STRONG>top five surgical procedures for women </STRONG>were: <STRONG>breast augmentation</STRONG>, <STRONG>liposuction</STRONG>, <STRONG>breast reduction</STRONG>, <STRONG>abdominoplasty</STRONG> and <STRONG>eyelid surgery</STRONG>.</DIV></LI></UL>
<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: 1px solid" alt="Top 5 surgical procedures for women 2010 - ASAPS" src="https://www.consultingroom.com/Storage/Statistics/top5_women_2010.jpg"></P>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Men</STRONG> had <STRONG>over 750,000 </STRONG>cosmetic procedures, <STRONG>8 percent of the total</STRONG>. The number of cosmetic procedures for men increased over 88 percent from 1997.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=left>The <STRONG>top five surgical procedures for men </STRONG>were: <STRONG>liposuction</STRONG>, <STRONG>rhinoplasty</STRONG>, <STRONG>eyelid surgery</STRONG>, <STRONG>breast reduction to treat enlarged male breasts</STRONG>, and <STRONG>cosmetic ear surgery</STRONG>.</DIV></LI></UL>
<P align=center><IMG border=0 alt="Top 5 surgical procedures for men 2010 - ASAPS" src="https://www.consultingroom.com/Storage/Statistics/top5_men_2010.jpg"></P>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>People age 35-50 had the most procedures</STRONG> – more than 4 million and 44 percent of the total. People age <STRONG>19-34 </STRONG>had <STRONG>20 percent </STRONG>of procedures; age <STRONG>51-64 </STRONG>had <STRONG>28 percent</STRONG>; age <STRONG>65-and-over </STRONG>had <STRONG>7 percent</STRONG>; and age <STRONG>18-and-younger </STRONG>had <STRONG>1.3 percent.</STRONG></DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=left>The <STRONG>most common procedures for age 35-50 </STRONG>were: <STRONG>Botulinum Toxin Type A (including Botox® and Dysport®)</STRONG>, <STRONG>hyaluronic acid</STRONG>, <STRONG>laser hair removal, sclerotherapy</STRONG> and <STRONG>laser skin resurfacing</STRONG>.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG>Racial and ethnic minorities, as of last year, had approximately 19 percent of all cosmetic procedures</STRONG>, a decrease of 1 percent from 2009: Hispanics, 8 percent; African-Americans, 6 percent; Asians, 4 percent; and other non-Caucasians, 1 percent.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=left>Where cosmetic surgeries were performed: office facility, 56 percent, hospital 19 percent; and freestanding surgicenter, 24 percent.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=left>Of the doctors surveyed 75 percent say they do not offer “spa” services (e.g. wraps, facials, massages) in conjunction with their medical practices. 88 percent of the doctors say they do not work in conjunction with legitimate medical spas where nonsurgical procedures, such as injections and laser procedures are performed.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=left>Americans spent almost <STRONG>$10.7 billion</STRONG> on cosmetic procedures last year, a rise of $0.2 billion.</DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For more information, please visit the </SPAN><A style="COLOR: #663399" href="http://www.surgery.org/" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #663399; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ASAPS website</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></SPAN>

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