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Nip Tuck: Plastic surgery went up last year

Posted on Feb 27th 2008 10:30AM by Adams Briscoe

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Celebs & Entertainment

A little nip/tuck action went a long way last year according to a new report coming from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In 2007, Americans went under the knife for 11.7 million cosmetic procedures.

These weren't just surgical, however, some were like Botox. This is a 2 percent jump from the year before in 2006. Even though 2004 set a record with 11.8 million, the popularity of these procedures has caused a 457% increase over the past decade. Over 90 percent of these operations were done to women.

They even have a list of the top surgical and non-surgical procedures. Cosmetic surgeries saw liposuction as the most popular, followed by breast augmentation and eyelid surgery. On the non-surgical side, Botox reigned supreme at well over 2.5 million procedures. Laser hair removal was located in the #3 spot.

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Angela Segal 2-27-2008 @ 2:02PM

The ASPS plastic surgery procedure figures are often misinterpreted. Actual surgical procedures are in fact down, mainly due to the recession. Non surgical procedures (such as Botox) are often repeated by the same patient. For example Botox will typically be injected twice a year in many patients. That counts as two procedures. As an independent patient consultant for plastic surgery, I advise my clients that these figure are of little value when making a decision concerning plastic surgery. There are many times millions of people have done something or believed something that later turned out to be wrong. It is not numbers that should make our decision it is our minds. www.AngelaSegal.com