2011 Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Trends

Las Vegas Board Certified Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Alexander specializes in breast augmentation, lift, reduction, body contouring, and facial procedures. Breast implants are one of his most popular procedures. However, in 2011 there was a different surgical procedure that made the number one spot. Check out below for the trends and truths of the 2011 ASAPS stats.

• Men and Women in the United States spent almost $10 billion on surgical and non surgical procedures combined. Of that total roughly 63% was on surgical procedures, 17% on injectables, 16% on skin rejuvenation, and 4% on other treatment options.
• With approximately 8.4 million cosmetic procedures, 91% of those procedures were on women
• Men had almost 800,000 cosmetic procedures, 9% total
• There has been over 197% increase in the total number of cosmetic procedures since 1997 when the ASAPS first started to record statistics.
• The top five cosmetic surgical procedures in 2011 were: liposuction, breast augmentation, abdominoplasty, blepharoplasty, and breast lift
• The top five surgical procedures for women in 2011 were: breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck, breast lift, and eyelid surgery.
• The top five surgical procedures for men were: liposuction, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, gynecomastia (male breast reduction), and facelift.
• 69% of breast augmentation patients used silicone implants and 31% used saline implants
• People age 35-50 had the most procedures at approximately 43% of the total. Followed by men and women age 51-64 had 28%, age range 19-34 had 20% of procedures, age 65+ had 8 %; and age 18 and younger had 1.4%.
• Location where cosmetic surgeries were performed: office facility- 60%; free-standing surgical center- 22%; and hospital- 18%.

These are statistics reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Figures may not add exactly to totals and percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding. Statistics with other sources may vary slightly.