NEW YORK,
NY (March
20, 2012) – The American
Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) today released their 15th
annual multi-specialty procedural statistics. Almost 9.2 million cosmetic
surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United
States in 2011. The most frequently
performed surgical procedure was lipoplasty (liposuction) and the
most popular nonsurgical procedure was injections of Botulinum Toxin Type A
(including Botox
and Dysport).
Cosmetic surgical procedures increased almost 1 percent in the past year,
with over 1.6 million procedures in 2011. Surgical procedures accounted for 18%
of the total numbers of procedure performed representing 63% of total
expenditures. The top five surgical procedures were:
For the first time ever this survey asked the doctors for the total number
of non-surgical procedures being performed in their practices by both
physicians and their physician assistants and nurse injectors. The top five
non-surgical procedures were:
"Growth in demand will likely continue to grow as baby boomers and
their offspring begin to explore surgical options," said Dr. Kenkel of
ASPS. "Minimally-invasive procedures such as Botox and soft
tissue fillers
work to a point. However, as you age and gravity takes over, surgical
procedures that lift the skin and reshape the underlying tissues are necessary
in order to show significant improvement."
Women had almost 8.4 million cosmetic procedures, 91% of the total. The top
five surgical procedures for women were: Breast augmentation, Liposuction, tummy tuck, Eyelid surgery,
and Breast Lift.
Men had almost 800,000 cosmetic procedures, 9% of the total. The top five
surgical procedures for men were: Liposuction, rhinoplasty
(nose
surgery), Eyelid
surgery, breast
reduction to treat enlarged male breast, and facelift.
Americans spent nearly $10 billion on cosmetic procedures in 2011. Of that
total $6.2 billion was spent on surgical procedures; $1.7 billion was spent on injectable
procedures; $1.6 billion was spent on skin rejuvenation procedures; and over
$360 million was spent on other nonsurgical procedures, including laser hair
removal and laser
treatment of leg veins.
ASAPS, working with an independent research firm, compiled the 15-year
national data for procedures performed 1997-2011. A paper-based questionnaire was
mailed to 22,700 Board-Certified physicians (8,900 Dermatologists, 8,100
Otolaryngologists, and 5,700 Plastic Surgeons). A second request was mailed to
4,000 Dermatologists and 4,000 Otolaryngologists. An online version of
the questionnaire was also available. A total of 1,107 physicians returned
questionnaires, of which 92 were retired or otherwise inactive during
2011. Of the 1,015 active respondents, the sample consisted of 420 Plastic
Surgeons, 384 Dermatologists, and 211 Otolaryngologists.
Final figures have been projected to reflect nationwide statistics and are
based exclusively on the Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons; Otolaryngologists;
and Dermatologists. The findings have been aggregated and extrapolated to the
known population of 24,650 active physicians who are Board Certified in these
specialties. Though the confidence intervals change by procedure, depending on
the grouping’s sample size and the response variance, the overall survey
portion of this research has a standard error of +/- 3% at a 95% level of
confidence.