Cosmetic Procedures - Trends: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998

Cosmetic Surgery Trends: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998
TOP FIVE PROCEDURES INDICATED IN BOLD
ASPS Procedural Statistics represent procedures performed by 97% of all physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
	Total	Total	Total	Total	% Change	% Change
	1992	1996	1997+	1998	1992 vs. 1998	1996 vs. 1998
Breast augmentation	32,607	87,704	122,285	132,378	306%	51%
Breast implant removal	18,297	3,013	N/A	32,262**	76%	971%**
Breast lift	7,963	16,097	N/A	31,525	296%	96%
Breast reduction in men	4,997	6,045	N/A	9,023	81%	49%
Buttock lift	291*	774*	N/A	1,246	328%	61%
Buttock implant	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calf implant	196	N/A	N/A	NA	N/A	N/A
Cheek implants	1,741	2,257	N/A	2,864	65%	27%
Chemical Peel	19,049	42,628	N/A	66,002	246%	55%
Chin augmentation	4,115	4,797	N/A	4,795	17%	0%
Collagen injections	41,623	34,091	N/A	45,851	10%	34%
Dermabrasion	13,457	7,975	N/A	12,191	-9%	53%
Ear surgery	6,371	7,192	N/A	8,069	27%	12%
Eyelid surgery	59,461	76,242	110,709	120,001	102%	57%
Facelift	40,077	53,435	61,692	70,947	77%	33%
Fat injections	7,865	13,654	N/A	25,437	223%	86%
Forehead lift	13,501	22,864	N/A	36,777	172%	61%
Laser skin resurfacing	N/A	46,263	36,860	55,623	N/A	20%
Liposuction	47,212	109,353	149,042	172,079	264%	57%
Male-pattern baldness	1,955	4,042	N/A	2,146	10%	-47%
Nose reshaping	50,175	45,977	48,620	55,953	12%	22%
Pectoral implant	96	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Retin-A® treatment	23,520	74,382	N/A	106,862	354%	44%
Thigh lift	1,023	2,114	N/A	3,785	270%	79%
Tummy tuck	16,810	34,235	N/A	46,597	177%	36%
Upper arm lift	434*	1,614	N/A	1,939	347%	20%
Wrinkle injection (fibril)	357*	164	N/A	1,463	310%	792%
Total	413,208***	696,904	529,208+	1,045,815	153%	50%

+Only six procedures tracked in 1997
*Caution: small sample sizes.
**83 percent of implants were replaced. See Breast Surgery Statistics for reasons and replacement details.
***The Total is lower for 1992 because Laser Skin Resurfacing was not reported in that year.

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