Reconstructive Procedure Trends: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Reconstructive Procedures - Trends: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 1999 Plastic Surgery Procedureal Statistics
	TOTAL 1992	TOTAL 1996	TOTAL 1997+	TOTAL 1998	TOTAL 1999	% CHANGE 1992 vs. 1999	% CHANGE 1998 vs. 1999
Birth Defect Reconstruction	33,501	29,214	34,587	22,457	30,702	-8%	37%
Breast Reconstruction	29,607	42,454	50,337	69,683	82,975	180%	19%
Breast Reduction	39,639	57,679	64,620	70,358	78,169	97%	11%
Burn Care	17,552	25,177	N/A	27,875	22,202	26%	-20%
Animal Bite Repair	10,376	12,366	N/A	10,152	11,600	12%	14%
Hand Surgery	138,233	153,581	137,040	160,671	171,510	24%	7%
Lacerations	135,494	115,998	104,584	72,818	69,729	-49%	-4%
Maxillofacial Surgery	22,095	28,338	N/A	22,516	20,347	-8%	-10%
Microsurgery	19,405	21,337	N/A	24,573	23,200	20%	-6%
Scar Revision	52,647	50,952	N/A	47,100	46,424	-12%	-1%
Subcutaneous Mastectomy	2,458	1,766	N/A	1,500	1,798	-27%	20%
Tumor Removal	502,567	542,063	563,059	509,457	521,678	4%	2%
Breast Implant Removals (Reconstructive Patients)	7,379	11,366	N/A	11,419	13,009	76%	14%
All Other Reconstructive Endoscopic	N/A	2,214	N/A	2,235	2,707	N/A	21%
All Other Reconstructive Procedures	116,737	146,470	N/A	116,620	148,741	27%	28%
Total Reconstructive	1,127,890	1,240,973		1,169,434	1,244,791	10%	6%
Total Reconstructive (6 Procedures Reported in 1997)			954,227

+ Only six procedures were tracked in 1997

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