1998 Selected State Distribution: Cosmetic Procedures
(Parentheses indicate percentage of procedure by state)
Top five procedures indicated in Bold
Criteria for Selecting Key States: These four states were selected based on their having the highest overall number of ASPS members.
ASPS Procedural Statistics represent procedures performed by 97% of all physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
| Procedure | Nat'l Total | CA | NY | FL | TX | ||||
| Breast augmentation | 132,378 | 20,026 | (15) | 5,687 | (4) | 14,056 | (11) | 5,342 | (4) |
| Breast implant removal | 32,262 | 6,605 | (19) | 2,521 | (7) | 3,401 | (10) | 3,516 | (10) |
| Breast lift | 31,525 | 4,207 | (13) | 3,166 | (10) | 2,664 | (8) | 2,671 | (8) |
| Breast reduction in men | 9,023 | 987 | (11) | 1,114 | (12) | 416 | (5) | 270 | (3) |
| Buttock lift | 1,246 | 24 | (2) | 0 | (0) | 38 | (3) | 34 | (3) |
| Cheek implants | 2,864 | 635 | (22) | 410 | (14) | 189 | (7) | 34 | (1) |
| Chemical peel | 66,002 | 2,938 | (4) | 6,449 | (10) | 16,777 | (25) | 3,820 | (6) |
| Chin augmentation | 4,795 | 682 | (14) | 1,055 | (22) | 208 | (4) | 34 | (1) |
| Collagen injections | 45,851 | 13,821 | (30) | 8,091 | (18) | 1,644 | (4) | 1,758 | (4) |
| Dermabrasion | 12,191 | 987 | (8) | 4,280 | (35) | 907 | (7) | 1,251 | (10) |
| Ear surgery | 8,069 | 1,504 | (19) | 1,173 | (15) | 567 | (7) | 237 | (3) |
| Eyelid surgery | 120,001 | 13,868 | (12) | 11,315 | (9) | 24,428 | (20) | 5,815 | (5) |
| Facelift | 70,947 | 10,154 | (14) | 5,218 | (7) | 6,461 | (9) | 5,511 | (8) |
| Fat injections | 25,437 | 3,314 | (13) | 1,348 | (5) | 1,851 | (7) | 3,482 | (14) |
| Forehead lift | 36,777 | 5,194 | (14) | 4,163 | (11) | 3,023 | (8) | 2,671 | (7) |
| Laser skin resurfacing | 55,623 | 9,237 | (17) | 5,218 | (9) | 3,684 | (7) | 1,589 | (3) |
| Liposuction | 172,079 | 22,071 | (21) | 17,647 | (19) | 12,054 | (14) | 9,805 | (10) |
| Male-pattern baldness | 2,146 | 24 | (1) | 469 | (22) | 132 | (6) | 0 | (0) |
| Nose reshaping | 55,953 | 6,464 | (32) | 12,722 | (29) | 2,966 | (13) | 1,690 | (6) |
| Retin-A® treatment | 106,862 | 3,925 | (4) | 7,387 | (7) | 5,498 | (5) | 5,545 | (5) |
| Thigh lift | 3,785 | 353 | (9) | 997 | (26) | 132 | (3) | 135 | (4) |
| Tummy tuck | 46,597 | 4,607 | (10) | 5,218 | (11) | 3,722 | (8) | 2,265 | (5) |
| Upper arm lift | 1,939 | 212 | (11) | 176 | (9) | 151 | (8) | 101 | (5) |
| Wrinkle injection (fibril) | 1,463 | 846 | (58) | 0 | (0) | 57 | (4) | 0 | (0) |
| Total and % of Nat'l Total | 1,045,815 | 132,685 | 13% | 105,824 | 10% | 105,026 | 10% | 57,576 | 4% |
+Some procedures commonly considered cosmetic may actually be reconstructive and subject to insurance reimbursement depending on the patient's condition. All figures are projected. Figures and percenteges may not add to 100% due to rounding
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