1992 National Plastic Surgery Statistics
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Top Five Reconstructive Procedures Indicated in Bold
| Procedure | Total | Reconstructive Procedures % of Total |
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| Birth defects | 33,501 | 2.2% |
| Breast augmentation(Augmentation mammaplasty) | 32,607 | 2.1% |
| Breast lift (Mastopexy) | 7,963 | 0.5% |
| Breast reconstruction | 29,607 | 1.9% |
| Breast reduction | 39,639 | 2.6% |
| Breast reduction in men (Gynecomastia) | 4,997 | 0.3% |
| Burn Care | 17,552 | 1.1% |
| Buttock lift | 291 | * |
| Cheek implants (Malar augmentation) | 1,741 | 0.1% |
| Chemical peel | 19,049 | 1.2% |
| Chin augmentation (Mentoplasy) | 4,115 | 0.2% |
| Collagen injections | 41,623 | 2.7% |
| Dermabrasion | 13,457 | 0.9% |
| Dog Bites | 10,376 | 0.7% |
| Ear surgery (Otoplasty) | 6,371 | 0.4% |
| Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasy) | 59,461 | 3.9% |
| Facelift (Rhytidectomy) | 40,077 | 2.6% |
| Fat injections | 7,865 | 0.5% |
| Forehead lift | 13,501 | 0.9% |
| Hand surgery | 138,233 | 9.1% |
| Lacerations | 135,494 | 8.9% |
| Liposuction (Suction-assisted lipectomy) | 47,212 | 3.1% |
| Male-pattern baldness | 1,955 | 0.1% |
| Maxillofacial surgery | 22,095 | 1.5% |
| Microsurgery | 19,405 | 1.3% |
| Nose reshpaing (Rhinoplasty) | 50,175 | 3.3% |
| Retin-A treatment | 23,520 | 1.5% |
| Scar revision | 52,647 | 3.5% |
| Subcutaneous mastectomy | 2,458 | 0.2% |
| Thigh lift | 1,023 | * |
| Tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty) | 16,810 | 1.1% |
| Tumor removal | 502,567 | 33.2% |
| Other aesthetic | 1,098 | * |
| Other reconstructive | 116,737 | 7.7% |
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| Total | 1,515,222 | 100% |
* Denotes less than 0.1 percent.
+ All figures are projected, based on a survey of ASPRS members only.
