1992 Plastic Surgery Statistics


Procedure	Total Plastic Surgery Procedures	% of Total

Birth defects	33,501	2.2
Breast augmentation(Augmentation mammaplasty)	32,607	2.1
Breast Implant Removals**	7,379	.5
Breast lift(Mastopexy)	7,963	.5
Breast reconstruction	29,607	1.9
Breast reduction	39,639	2.6
Breast reduction in men(Gynecomastia)	4,997	.3
Burn care	17,552	1.1
Buttock lift	291	*
Cheek implants(Malar augmentation)	1,741	.1
Chemical Peel	19,049	1.2
Chin augmentation(Mentoplasty)	4,115	.2
Collagen injections	41,623	2.7
Dermabrasion	13,457	.9
Dog bites	10,367	.7
Ear surgery(Otoplasty)	6,371	.4
Eyelid surgery(Blepharoplasty)	59,461	3.9
Facelift(Rhytidectomy	40,077	2.6
Fat injections	7,865	.5
Forehead lift	13,501	.9
Hand surgery	138,233	9.1
Lacerations	135,494	8.9
Liposuction(Suction-assisted lipectomy)	47,212	3.1
Male-pattern baldness	1,955	.1
Maxillofacial surgery	22,095	1.5
Microsurgery	19,405	1.3
Nose reshaping(Rhinoplasty)	50,175	3.3
Retin-A treatment	23,520	1.5
Scar revision	52,647	3.5
Subcutaneous mastectomy	2,458	.2
Thigh Lift	1,023	*
Tummy tuck(Abdominoplasty)	16,810	1.1
Tumor removal	502,567	33
Other cosmetic	1,098	*
Other reconstructive	116,737	7.7
TOTAL	1,522,601	100%