ASAPS 2009 statistics on cosmetic surgery

I love numbers and science.  I find these statistics interesting.  The top three procedures I do (not shockingly) correlate with the most popular procedures done overall: breast augs, liposuction, and eyes.  The top nonsurgical I do, again correlates: botox.  My patient base is me- the mommy makeover, women in their 40s crowd- and people age 35-50 had the most procedures done.

Top 5 surgeries in 2009:

1. Breast augmentation (311,957 procedures)
2. Liposuction (283,735)
3. Eyelid surgery (149,943)
4. Rhinoplasty (nose surgery 138,258)
5. Abdominoplasty (127,923)

Top five nonsurgical cosmetic procedures in 2009:

1. Botox (2.5 million+)
2. HA fillers (Juvederm, Restylane- 1.3 million)
3. Laser hair removal
4. Microdermabrasion
5. Chemical peel

What has changed in the last decade?

Since 1997, there has been a 147 percent increase in the total number of cosmetic procedures, from 2,099,173 to a high of 11,701,031.  The numbers did slide in the past year a little (down 2%- that darn recession - though the numbers were down 17% for surgeries, and UP 1% for nonsurgical procedures).

In 2009 though Americans spent $10.5 billion dollars on cosmetic procedures.  No wonder everyone and their brother is now calling themselves a “plastic surgeon.”