March 14, 2004
More Than 8.7M Cosmetic Plastic Surgeries in 2003, Up 32 Pct. Over 2002; For 12th Year, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Reports Statistics

The number of surgical procedures grew by five percent, while minimally invasive procedures jumped 41 percent over 2002. This past year's growth may be attributed to the attention plastic surgery received from the entertainment industry, which spotlighted plastic surgery and perhaps, created a larger interest from the public.

The overall top five surgical cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2003 were nose reshaping (356,554), liposuction (320,022), breast augmentation (254,140), eyelid surgery (246,633), and facelift (128,667). Women made up 82 percent of those who had cosmetic plastic surgery. Women chose liposuction most often in 2003, followed by breast augmentation, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery and facelift. The men's top five cosmetic plastic surgery procedures for 2003 were nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, liposuction, hair transplantation for male-pattern baldness and facelift.

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I personally have nothing against plastic surgery. I plan to have it next year. I do have a problem with doctors who can't tell their patients NO after 10 nose jobs and 4 chin and cheek implants, or the doctors who give women 60FFF boobs. Basically the ones that are going for the impossible or ridiculous. But hey, if makes you feel better, have at it. It's your money. Just don't go too far.

Posted by Ellen at March 14, 2004 04:01 PM

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