ASPS Survey Gathers Plastic Surgery Data

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January 7, 2007

According to a recent survey conducted by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), trends in plastic surgery vary amongst patients throughout different regions in the U.S.

ASPS surgeons located in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. were surveyed and analyzed regarding how their practices compared to the data that the ASPS acquired from 2006.

ASPS Findings

The ASPS found that there are a higher percentage of male patients as well as younger patients in the regional figures in comparison with the national figures.

 All four markets also reported a higher increase in plastic surgery in ethnic groups, more couples and families getting surgery together, and a higher number of patients seeking massive weight loss and body contouring procedures.

“We took the pulse in these large regional markets to see who the typical plastic surgery patient is compared to what we’ve found nationally,” explains Michael McGuire, ASPS Vice President of Communications. “We discovered interesting nuances in between the cities.”

Differences in Procedures

The ASPS found that eyelid surgery is more popular with women in Los Angeles than with those in Dallas.

Male breast reduction was ranked as being more desirable in Dallas, with 88 percent on men having the procedure, than in Los Angeles, where only 42 percent of men went under the knife.

A high number of respondents from Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles reported an increase in Hispanic patients within the last three years.

(Source: Reuters)

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