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Procedural Survey Results

The following are highlights from the Society’s recent Procedural Survey released in March 2010. The Academy polled random physicians around the country in effort to figure out how many cosmetic procedures are being performed.
• Over 17.5 million procedures were perfomed in the US by all cosmetic surgeons in 2009.
• There were 14.8 million female cosmetic procedures in the US in 2009.
• There were 2.6 million male cosmetic procedures in the US in 2009.
• The total number of procedures performed by ASAPS members has increased by 8% since 2008:
• 9% increase among women & 2% increase among men.
• Among all procedures performed by ASAPS members, the biggest increases since 2005 were seen for:
• Invasive: abdominoplasty, blepharoplasty & rhinoplasty
• Less-invasive: laser resurfacing, chemical peel & fillers
• Invasive procedures performed by ASAPS members increased the most since 2005 for:
• Men: blepharoplasty, abdominoplasty & rhinoplasty
• Women: abdominoplasty, blepharoplasty & rhinoplasty.
• Less-invasive procedures performed by ASAPS members increased the most since 2005 for:
• Men: fillers, laser resurfacing & Botox
• Women: laser resurfacing, chemical peels & fillers


The most commonly offered cosmetic surgery procedures at ASAPS member practices in 2009 were:
• Invasive: breast augmentation, liposuction, blepharoplasty & facelift
• Less-invasive: Botox, fillers & chemical peels.
• Highest and lowest mean ages for common procedures were:
• Invasive: facelift- 54 years (highest) & breast augmentation- 36 years (lowest)
• Less-invasive: laser resurfacing – 49 years (highest) & laser hair removal – 38 (lowest).