2006 Plastic Surgery Statistics

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Plastic surgery is not merely for a select and wealthy few. In the United States alone, over 11.5 million cosmetic procedures "“ both surgical and non-surgical "“ were performed during 2006 in areas ranging from Botox injections to tumor removal. That represents a 446 percent increase since 1997. Below are statistics for common procedures.

Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures

  • Nearly 11.5 cosmetic plastic surgeries were performed in 2006 alone.
  • The top five most popular surgical procedures in 2006 include:

Cosmetic Non-Surgical Procedures

  • Over 8 million minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, which require no surgery , were performed in 2006.
  • The top five most popular non-surgical procedures in 2006 include:
    • Botox "“ 3.1 million
    • Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Restylane) "“ 1.5 million
    • Laser hair removal "“ 1.4 million
    • Microdermabrasion "“ 993,071
    • Laser Skin Resurfacing "“ 556,172

Non-Cosmetic Plastic Surgeries

  • In 2006 over five million reconstructive surgeries were performed.
  • The top five reconstructive plastic surgeries in 2006
    • Tumor Removal - 3.9 million
    • Laceration Repair "“ 312,844
    • Scar Revision "“ 164,684
    • Hand Surgery "“ 155,810
    • Breast Reduction "“ 104,455

Ethnicity

  • People of color accounted for approximately 23 percent of cosmetic procedures in 2006.
  • Hispanics "“ 8% in 2006. The top three requested procedures for Hispanics in 2006:
    • Breast Augmentation
    • Nose Reshaping
    • Liposuction
  • African-Americans "“ 7% of African-Americans got procedures in 2006; The top three requested procedures for African-Americans in 2006:
    • Nose Reshaping
    • Liposuction
    • Breast Reduction
  • Asian-Americans "“ 6% of Asians got a procedures in 2006; The top three requested procedures for Asian-Americans in 2006:
    • Nose Reshaping
    • Breast Augmentation
    • Eyelid Surgery