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1996 National Plastic Surgery Statistics

ProcedureTotalPlastic Surgery Procedures
% of Total
Animal bites12,366.6
Birth defects29,2141.5
Breast augmentation (Augmentation mammaplasty)@(3,425) 87,7044.5
Breast implant removal^14,379.7
Breast lift (Mastopexy)16,097.8
Breast reconstruction42,4542.2
Breast reduction57,6793.0
Breast reduction in men (Gynecomastia)6,045.3
Burn care25,1771.3
Buttock lift774*
Cheek implants (Malar augmentation)2,257.1
Chemical peel42,6282.2
Chin augmentation (Mentoplasty)4,797.2
Collagen injections34,0911.8
Dermabrasion7,975.4
Ear surgery (Otoplasty)7,192.4
Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty)76,2423.9
Facelift (Rhytidectomy)@(3,617) 53,4352.8
Fat injections13,654.7
Forehead lift1(11,644) 22,8641.2
Hand surgery153,58127.9
Lacerations115,99846.0
Laser skin resurfacing46,2532.4
Liposuction (Suction-assisted lipectomy)109,35355.6
Male-pattern baldness4,042.2
Maxillofacial surgery28,3381.5
Microsurgery21,3371.1
Nose reshaping (Rhinoplasty)45,9772.4
Retin-A treatment74,3823.8
Scar revision50,9522.6
Subcutaneous mastectomy1,766*
Thigh lift2,114.1
Tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty)@(490) 34,2351.8
Tumor removal542,063128.0
Upper arm lift (Brachioplasty)1,614*
Wrinkle injection (Fibril injection)164*
Other reconstructive146,47037.6
Other endoscopic2,214.1
Total1,937,877100%
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