Breast Augmentation Statistics

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From The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2002 Statistics)

Breast Surgery-Specific Statistics:

• Breast augmentation was the third most performed cosmetic surgery by ASPS surgeons in 2002, just below rhinoplasty and liposuction. 
• Number of breast augmentation procedures (augmentation mammaplasty) performed by ASPS surgeons in 2002: 236,888.
  • up 8% from the year 2001 and up 11% from 2000.
• Age Distribution for breast augmentation:
  • Ages 18 and Younger: 3,095 procedures (1%); up 19% from 2001 and down 16% from 2000.
  • Ages 19 to 34: 126,643 procedures (53%); up 4% from 2001 and up 7% from 2000.
  • Ages 35 to 50: 95,179 procedures (40%); up 12% from 2001 and up 16% from 2000.
  • Ages 51 to 64: 9,442 procedures (4%). up 2% from 2001 and up 6% from 2000.
  • Ages 65 and over: 2,529 procedures (1%); up 145% from 2001 and up 937% from 2000.
• The national average for Surgeon/Physician fees for breast augmentation was $3,436.  All members in total charged $814,011,604 for breast augmentation procedures in 2002.
  * These fees are averages only and do not include anesthesia, operating room facilities, or other medical expenses.
• Number of breast implant removals (augmentation patients only): 43,508.
  • 0% change from 2001 and up 7% from 2000.
• Number of breast lifts (mastopexy): 56,8222.
  • up 3% from 2001 and up 8% from 2000.
• Number of male breast reductions (gynecomastia): 14,343.
  • down 23% from 2001 and down 30% from 2000.

General Cosmetic Surgery Statistics:

• The top five cosmetic surgery procedures performed in 2002 included:
  • Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty): 354,327 procedures, down 4% from 2001 and down 9% from 2000.
  • Liposuction: 282,876 procedures, up 3% from 2001 and down 20% from 2000.
  • Breast augmentation (augmentation mammaplasty): 236,888 procedures, up 8% from 2001 and up 11% from 2000.
  • Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty): 230,672 procedures, down 3% from 2001 and down 30% from 2000.
  • Facelift (rhytidectomy): 117,831 procedures, down 5% from 2001 and down 12% from 2000.
• The top three cosmetic surgery procedures for men in 2002 included:
  • Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty): 145,204, representing 41% of all nose reshaping procedures.
  • Liposuction: 52,797, representing 19% of all liposuction procedures.
  • Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty): 44,150, representing 19% of all eyelids surgeries.
• The top three cosmetic surgery procedures for women in 2002 included:
  • Breast augmentation (augmentation mammaplasty): 236,888, representing 100% of breast augmentation procedures.
  • Liposuction: 230,079, representing 81% of all liposuction procedures. 
  • Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty): 209,123, representing 59% of all nose reshaping procedures.
• 37% of all cosmetic surgery patients in 2002 were repeat patients.
• 32% of all cosmetic surgery patients had multiple procedures at the same time.
• Where the surgery was performed: 50% of all cosmetic surgery procedures were performed in the surgeon's office, 32% in a hospital, and 17% in free-standing ambulatory surgical facilities.
• Ethnicity:
  • Caucasian: 84%
  • Hispanic: 7%
  • African-American: 6%
  • Asian-American: 3%
  • Other: 1%
• The number of people having cosmetic plastic surgery by ASPS members has tripled since 1992.
• There was a 7% increase in people having procedures by ASPS members between 2000 and 2001.

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From The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2001 Statistics)

• The USA is first place in the world by number of procedures (21% of the world's plastic surgery) performed by ISAPS members. Brazil is second (14%) and Mexico third (8%).  The UK, which was third in 2000, did not have any replies in 2001.
• Internationally 62.86% of aesthetic surgery patients are between 21 and 50 years old.  Russia has the highest percentage of teenage patients (20 years old and younger) with 40%, followed by Mexico (32.42%) and Chile the lowest with 4.67%.  Japan has the highest percentage of older patients (51 years old and older) with 33.28% and Jordan the lowest with 9.25%.
• Females are 87.35% of the international aesthetic plastic surgery patients and male patients 12.65%. In Finland, Japan and Korea more than 25% of the patients are male.
• Lipoplasty is still the #1 surgical procedure overall, followed by breast augmentation and blepharoplasty. 
• Collagen Injection was the #1 procedure for women, followed by lipoplasty and breast augmentation.
• Scar revision was the #1 procedure for men, followed by rhinoplasty and lipoplasty.

* ISAPS has extrapolated to produce these statistics.

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