6.6 Million Americans Get A Nip, Tuck, And Lift With
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery In 2002 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. "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." "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." 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). Gender 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). 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). Age 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. 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. 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. 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.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Reports 2002 Statistics
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.
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.