Get all your plastic surgery procedure questions answered. Click here to locate a plastic surgeon or plastic surgery office in your area today!

Cosmetic Surgical And Non-surgical Procedures In The US Last Year

There were nearly 6.9 million cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures in the US last year. Botox injection was the most popular, with more than 1.6 million procedures last year, up an astonishing 2400% since 1997. The leading surgical procedure is liposuction.

Nip/Tuck is not the only US programme to play upon Americans' drive for self improvement and ageing baby boomers' attempts to stave off physical decline. There is also a show called Extreme Makeover, which turns mousy nobodies into sexy beauties. It usually involves bigger boobs and a nose job.

It seems that plastic surgeons are an easy target. A medical journalist colleague told me that plastic surgeons were the only doctors who “walk the edge.” How many doctors have their own press agents and send out their own press releases, she asked—only some plastic surgeons, plus a few dermatologists and a few cosmetic dentists. I and other medical journalists often get press releases from doctors who do cosmetic improvement, while news about other doctors comes from their academic institutions or their papers in a medical journal.

Choosing to have plastic surgery is an important decision, and so is selecting a plastic surgeon. Whether you're considering cosmetic surgery to improve your appearance or reconstructive surgery to correct defects or improve function, you want a board-certified surgeon with the skill and training to help achieve your goals.

Contact a local plastic surgeon in your area!