Breast Augmentation, Liposuction, Botox Top the Charts in 2004

Cosmetic procedures up 44 percent over 2003

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has released its plastic surgery statistics for 2004 which shows an upward trend in both surgical (17 percent increase) and non-surgical procedures (51 percent increase) in the U.S. Nationwide, the ASAPS reports nearly 11.9 million procedures were performed in 2004.

Top Surgical Procedures
1. Liposuction (478,251)
2. Breast augmentation (334,052)
3. Eyelid surgery (290,343)
4. Rhinoplasty (166,187)
5. Facelift (157,061)

Top Non-Surgical Procedures
1. Botox injection (2,837,346)
2. Laser Hair Removal (1,411,899)
3. Chemical Peel (1,110,401)
4. Microdermabrasion (1,098,316)
5. Hylaform/Restalyne (882,469)

My top procedures for 2004 fall pretty much in line with the national figures...

My Top Surgical Procedures
1. Breast augmentation (92)
2. Liposuction (66)
3. Breast reduction (66)
4. Breast lift (44)
5. Abdominoplasty (38)

My Top Non-surgical Procedures
1. Botox (190)
2. Restylane (80)
3. Collagen (49)

Top Skin Spa Procedures
1. Laser hair removal (690)
2. IPL photorejuvenation (435)
3. Microdermabrasion (112)
4. IPL acne treatments (86)
5. Thermage thermal lift (80)

Link to ASAPS news release on 2004 stats

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