Cosmetic Procedures in the United States

Ever wonder who in the mall has had a cosmetic procedure performed on them? Well it may be more people than you think. The following link offers some very interesting statistics on the new trend of cosmetic procedures to enhance your look and your self-esteem: http://www.cosmeticplasticsurgerystatistics.com/statistics.html. The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) sent a survey to more than 14,000 doctors in the United States and posted the results on this website. The results were then used to project national averages for 23,000 medical specialists. The results have an error margin of +/- 3.92% at a 95% level of confidence. There were over 8.3 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in 2003. Of the 8.3 million, surgical procedures were 22 percent of the total, and nonsurgical procedures were 78 percent of the total. I was amazed to learn that since 1997, there has been a 293 % increase in the total number of cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures increased by 87 %, and nonsurgical procedures increased by 471 %. The top five surgical cosmetic procedures in 2003 were: liposuction (384,626, up 3 percent from 2002); breast augmentation (280,401, up 12 percent); eyelid surgery (267,627, up 17 percent); rhinoplasty (172,420, up 10 percent); and breast reduction (147,173, up 17 percent). The top five nonsurgical cosmetic procedures in 2003 were: Botox injection (2,272,080, up 37 percent from 2002); laser hair removal (923,200, up 25 percent); microdermabrasion (858,312, down 17 percent); chemical peel (722,248, up 46 percent); and collagen injection (620,476, down 21 percent). Women had nearly 7.2 million cosmetic procedures, while men came in next with over 1.1 million cosmetic procedures. I found the different procedures to be fascinating and definately wouldn't participate in about 90% of them. I'm thinking about following this blog up with one on the margin of error when performing these different procedures.