Global statistics on cosmetic surgery procedures performed in 2009 released last year by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) showed that liposuction and breast augmentation were the top cosmetic surgery procedures performed worldwide.
The total number of cosmetic surgical procedures was 8,536,379 with liposuction as the top procedure worldwide, representing 18.8%, followed by breast augmentation (17%), blepharoplasty (upper or lower eyelid lift) at 13.5%, rhinoplasty (9.4%) and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) at 7.3%.
Of the top 25 countries with the most number of cosmetic surgeries done, liposuction was the top procedure in the U.S.A. (221,160), Brazil (253,302), India (117,140), Germany (57,761), Italy (43,250), Russia (37,137), Spain (33,073), France (28,272), Colombia (16,420), United Kingdom (14,697), Venezuela (15,429), Portugal (12,186) and Belgium (12,003).
On the other hand, breast augmentation was the top cosmetic surgery done in China (222,530), Mexico (101,402), Japan (75,294), South Korea (66,864), Turkey (41,797), Argentina (27,918), Canada (28,178), Taiwan (18,902), Thailand (13,875) and Saudi Arabia (11,833).
Statistics compiled by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) however showed a different trend. ASPS statistics showed breast augmentations to be the most frequently performed cosmetic surgery
procedure in the USA. ASPS data show that 289,328 breast augmentations were performed in the U.S.A. in 2009, and this figure increased to 296,203 in 2010.
The discrepancy can be attributed to the fact that the ISAPS global survey was based on statistics compiled from board-certified plastic surgeons only, while the survey conducted by the ASPS included data from board-certified plastic surgeons, dermatologists and otorhinolaryngologists.
There was no doubt however that the U.S.A. was the top country worldwide where the most cosmetic surgeries were done (1,303,932), followed in decreasing order by China (1,215,245), Brazil (1,054,430), India (683,160) and Japan (411,182). Next down the list were Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Spain, Argentina, France, Hungary, Canada, Colombia, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Venezuela, Thailand, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, and Saudi Arabia.
The ISAPS Global Survey also revealed a most interesting fact: nonsurgical procedures done (8,759,187) actually outnumbered surgical procedures (8,536,379). The top nonsurgical procedure done was botulinum toxin injections (32.7%), followed by hyaluronic acid filler injections (20.1%), laser hair removal (13.1%), autologous fat injections (5.9%) and IPL laser treatment (4.4%). Next on the list were the following procedures: chemical peel, microdermabrasion, laser skin resurfacing, sclerotherapy and laser treatment
of leg veins.
Nonsurgical procedures were most popular in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, China, Japan, Hungary, South Korea, India and Germany. The results of the ISAPS Global Survey confirm how popular the non-invasive procedures have become.
In the Philippines, there is unfortunately no credible and reliable baseline of information regarding both surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures. But informal surveys show the popularity of rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty, liposuction and abdominoplasty among the surgical procedures. For nonsurgical procedures, botulinum toxin injections, hyaluronic acid injections, chemical peels and laser skin resurfacing are among the most commonly performed.
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