- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. --
Nearly 6.6 million people had cosmetic plastic surgery in 2002, according
to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
(ASPS). The number of people choosing cosmetic plastic surgery decreased
overall 12 percent from 2001, not surprising with the highest unemployment
rate in eight years and consumer confidence on a steady decline throughout
2002.
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- Interestingly, surgical cosmetic procedures remained
stable with a 1 percent increase in 2002, according to ASPS statistics,
with more than 1.6 million people having procedures. Non-surgical cosmetic
procedures decreased 15 percent to 4.9 million people in 2002. Even with
this decline, Botox® surged to the top cosmetic procedure, due to its
April 2002 approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for cosmetic
use. More than 1.1 million people chose to have Botox®, an increase
of 31 percent over 2001.
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- "The demand for cosmetic plastic surgery remains
strong, particularly the surgical procedures," says ASPS President
James Wells, MD, Long Beach, Calif. "People are willing to make an
investment in themselves to achieve the look they want. The stability of
the surgical numbers illustrates the time and financial investment patients
put into a serious procedure."
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- "The decline in non-surgical numbers reflects the
'impulse' purchases that people may forgo in light of a turbulent economy,"
adds Dr. Wells. "Of concern to me is the possibility that people may
be going to non-medical professionals for non-surgical procedures in spas
and strip malls, which wouldn't be captured in ASPS statistics."
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- The top five surgical cosmetic procedures in 2002 were
nose reshaping (354,327), liposuction (282,876), breast augmentation (236,888),
eyelid surgery (230,672) and facelift (117,831). The top five non-surgical
cosmetic procedures in 2002 were Botox® injection (1,123,510), chemical
peel (920,340), microdermabrasion (900,912), laser hair removal (587,540)
and sclerotherapy (511,827).
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- Gender
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- Women represent the majority of patients when it comes
to cosmetic plastic surgery. More than 5.6 million women (85 percent) and
nearly 1 million men (15 percent) had cosmetic plastic surgery in 2002.
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- The top five surgical cosmetic procedures for women in
2002 were breast augmentation (236,888), liposuction (230,079), nose reshaping
(209,123), eyelid surgery (186,522) and facelift (105,850). This is the
first time in 10 years that breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic
plastic surgery procedure. The top five non-surgical cosmetic procedures
for women were Botox® injection (991,114), chemical peel (771,542),
microdermabrasion (771,314), sclerotherapy (495,610) and laser hair removal
(484,787).
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- The top five surgical cosmetic procedures for men in
2002 were nose reshaping (145,204), liposuction (52,797), eyelid surgery
(44,150), hair transplantation (26,501) and ear surgery (21,316). The top
five non-surgical cosmetic procedures for men were chemical peel (148,798),
Botox® injection (132,396), microdermabrasion (129,598), laser hair
removal (102,753) and collagen injection (41,193).
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- Age
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- The 35-50 age group made up 45 percent of all cosmetic
plastic surgery patients with 2.9 million people choosing cosmetic plastic
surgery. Liposuction was the number one surgical cosmetic procedure for
this age category with 141,186 patients and Botox® injection topped
the non-surgical cosmetic procedures for this age group with 610, 226 people.
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- The 19-34 age group had 1.6 million people choosing cosmetic
plastic surgery, representing 24 percent of the cosmetic total in 2002.
Breast augmentation was the number one surgical cosmetic procedure with
126,643 people and microdermabrasion was the top non-surgical cosmetic
procedure for this age group with 253,016 people.
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- The 51-64 age group had 1.4 million people, representing
22 percent of all cosmetic surgery patients in 2002. Eyelid surgery was
the number one surgical cosmetic procedure with 104,859 people and Botox®
injection topped the non-surgical cosmetic procedures for this age group
with 272,592 people.
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- The 65 and over category made up 6 percent of the overall
cosmetic plastic surgery population with 396,993 people in 2002. The number
one surgical cosmetic procedure was eyelid surgery with 37,790 people and
chemical peel was the top non-surgical cosmetic procedure for this age
group with 76,163 people.
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- The age category with the least patients was the 18 or
younger group with 223,673 people, representing only 3 percent of all cosmetic
surgery patients in 2002. Nose reshaping was the number one surgical cosmetic
procedure and chemical peel was the top non-surgical cosmetic procedure
with 51,734 people.
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- ASPS 2002 statistics represent patients having procedures
performed by member plastic surgeons certified by the ABPS as well as other
physicians certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties-recognized
boards. In depth statistics are available in the News Room of the ASPS
Web site, www.plasticsurgery.org/news_room/index.cfm.
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- ASPS, founded in 1931, is the largest plastic surgery
organization in the world and the foremost authority on cosmetic and reconstructive
plastic surgery. ASPS represents physicians certified by The American Board
of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Canada. For referrals to ABPS-certified plastic surgeons in your area
and to learn more about cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, call
the ASPS at (888) 4-PLASTIC (1-888-475-2784) or visit
- www.plasticsurgery.org.
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