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Statistics

Plastic surgery statistics:

Consider the following statistics are from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS):

  • The top five cosmetic surgery procedures in 2005 were nose reshaping, liposuction, breast augmentation, eyelid surgery, and tummy tuck.
  • From 2000 to 2005, the number of reconstructive plastic surgery patients has decreased 13 percent.
  • Liposuction procedures have increased more than sixfold between 1992 and 2005.
  • Breast augmentation surgery increased almost ninefold between 1992 and 2005.
  • Minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures have increased 53 percent between 2000 and 2005.

Top cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2005:

  • nose reshaping
  • liposuction
  • breast augmentation
  • eyelid surgery
  • tummy tuck

Top female cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2005:

  • liposuction
  • breast augmentation
  • nose reshaping
  • eyelid surgery
  • tummy tuck

Top male cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2005:

  • nose reshaping
  • eyelid surgery
  • liposuction
  • hair transplantation
  • breast reduction

Top reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in 2005:

  • tumor removal
  • laceration repair
  • scar revision
  • hand surgery
  • breast reduction
  • maxillofacial surgery

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