The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has made its 2009 plastic surgery data available to the public.
This year's statistics shows that there has been about a 2 percent decrease in the total number of aesthetic elective procedures performed in 2009 compared to 2008. Interestingly, the number of non-invasive treatments performed increased by almost one percent, but the number of plastic surgery procedures performed decreased by 17 percent. This highlights the growing popularity of cosmetic procedures that do not require surgery.
Most Popular Non-surgical Treatments
Botox injections: 2,557,068 treatments
Hyaluronic acid injections 1,313,038 treatments
Laser hair removal: 1,280,031 treatments
Microdermabrasion: 621,943 treatments
Chemical peels: 529,285 treatments
Most Popular Surgical Procedures
Breast augmentation: 311,957 procedures
Liposuction: 283,735procedures
Eyelid surgery: 149,943 procedures
Rhinoplasty: 138,258 procedures
Tummy tuck: 127,923 procedures
Men vs. Women
Women account for most cosmetic procedures, undergoing more than 90 percent of them. However, the number of women undergoing treatment in 2009 dropped 3 percent from the year before. Conversely, the number of men who had aesthetic treatments performed increased more than 8 percent from the year before.