1994 National Plastic Surgery Statistics

Procedure	Total	Plastic Surgery Procedures % of Total

Animal bites	10,050	.7
Birth defects	15,318	1.1
Breast augmentation (Augmentation mammaplasty)	39,247	2.9
Breast implant removal++	37,853	2.8
Breast lift (Mastopexy)	10,053	.7
Breast reconstruction	25,933	1.9
Breast reduction	36,074	2.6
Breast reduction in men (Gynecomastia)	4,416	.3
Burn care	13,814	1.0
Buttock lift	314	*
Cheek implants (Malar augmentation)	1,136	*
Chemical peel	29,072	2.1
Chin augmentation (Mentoplasty)	3,632	.3
Collagen injections	27,052	2.0
Dermabrasion	10,100	.7
Ear surgery (Otoplasty)	4,684	.3
Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty)	50,838	3.7
Facelift (Rhytidectomy)	32,283	2.4
Fat injections	9,038	.7
Forehead lift	13,182	1.0
Hand surgery	144,308	10.5
Lacerations	114,303	8.3
Liposuction (Suction-assisted lipectomy)	51,072	3.7
Male-pattern baldness	2,571	.2
Maxillofacial surgery	14,152	1.0
Microsurgery	15,942	1.2
Nose reshaping (Rhinoplasty)	35,927	2.6
Retin-A treatment	20,875	1.5
Scar revision	35,809	2.6
Subcutaneous mastectomy	1,423	.1
Thigh lift	1,098	*
Tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty)	16,829	1.2
Tumor removal	431,417	31.4
Upper arm lift (Brachioplasty)	633	*
Wrinkle injection (Fibril injections)	342	*
Other reconstructive	112,2694	8.2
Total	1,373,059	100%

* Denotes less than .1 percent.

+ All figures are projected, based on a survey of ASPS members only. ASPS Membership includes 97% of plastic surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Figures and percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

++ Includes implants originally inserted for both aesthetic and reconstructive purposes.