One in Five Americans Will Undergo Cosmetic Surgery, Survey Finds
One in Five Americans Will Undergo Cosmetic Surgery, Survey Finds
September 22, 2006 -
Breast augmentation, liposuction, and other procedures have continued to soar in popularity as plastic and cosmetic surgery has become more accepted in society.
A new survey shows that while less than 10 percent of Americans has ever undergone some type of cosmetic procedure, nearly twice as many want to do so sometime in the future.
The survey, conducted by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), involved 1,010 interviews with men and women between 18 to 65 years of age and was representative of more than 1.4 million households in the United States.
About one in five people indicated that they wanted to someday undergo cosmetic surgery-mostly young adults, women, and those who live on the West Coast.
However, almost 12 percent of male respondents were not opposed to cosmetic surgery and claimed they hoped to undergo some type of procedure at some point in their lives.
The results of the survey are indicative that societal trends have changed dramatically since the 60s and 70s when cosmetic procedures were “rarely talked about,” according to Jeff Knezovich, the executive vice president of the AACS.
He adds that the topic of cosmetic surgery has now become “dinner table conversation. “People are becoming more aware of cosmetic surgery and its benefits.”
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