Reconstructive Procedures - Trends: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997

1997 PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURAL STATISTICS
	TOTAL	TOTAL	TOTAL	% CHANGE	TOTAL	% CHANGE
	1992*	1994	1996	1992 vs 1996	1997	1992 vs 1997
Birth Defects	33,501	15,318	29,214	-13%	34,587	3%
Breast Reconstruction	29,607	25,933	42,454	43%	50,337	70%
Breast Reduction	39,639	36,074	57,679	46%	64,620	63%
Burn Care	17,552	13,814	25,177	43%	N/A	N/A
Animal Bites	10,376	10,050	12,366	19%	N/A	N/A
Hand	138,233	144,308	153,581	11%	137,040	-1%
Lacerations	135,494	114,303	115,998	-14%	104,584	-23%
Maxillofacial	22,095	14,152	28,338	28%	N/A	N/A
Microsurgical (other than breast)	19,405	15,942	21,337	10%	N/A	N/A
Scar Revision	52,647	35,809	50,952	-3%	N/A	N/A
Subcutaneous Mastectomy	2,458	1,423	1,766	-28%	N/A	N/A
Tumor Removal	502,567	431,417	542,063	8%	563,059	12%
Breast Implant Removals	7,379	9,198	11,366	54%	N/A	N/A
(Reconstructive Patients)
All other reconstructive procedures	116,737	112,269	146,470	25%	N/A	N/A
All other reconstructive endoscopic	N/A	N/A	2,214	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Reconstructive	1,127,690	980,010	1,240,973	10%	N/A	N/A
Total Reconstructive
(6 procedures reported in 1997)	879,041	767,353	940,989	7%	954,227	9%
* The 1992 Procedural Statistics have been adjusted to incorporate breast implant removals for purposes of comparison with 1994 and 1996 statistics, when the procedure was incorporated as a part of the total