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Volume 36, No. 8 September 2005

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Plastic surgery: Beauty or beast?

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Cosmetic procedures in 2004
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The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports Americans underwent 11.9 million cosmetic procedures in 2004--a 44 percent increase from 2003. Surgical procedures, which include liposuction and breast augmentation, increased by 17 percent, while nonsurgical procedures--including Botox and laser hair removal--increased by 51 percent.

Top cosmetic procedures and the number performed for 2004 include:

SURGICAL
Liposuction 478,251
Breast augmentation 334,052
Eyelid surgery 290,343
NONSURGICAL
Botox 2.8 million
Laser hair removal 1.4 million
Chemical peel 1.1 million
 
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