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1998 National Plastic Surgery Statistics

Cosmetic and Reconstructive Procedures
 
Top Five Procedures Indicated in Bold
ASPS Procedural Statistics represent procedures performed by 97% of all physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Procedure Total     Plastic Surgery Procedures
        % of Total
         
Animal bite repair 10,152     0.5%
Birth defect reconstruction 22,457     1.0%
Breast augmentation (Augmentation Mammaplasty) 132,378 (5,981) * 6.0%
Breast implant removal** 43,681     2.0%
Breast lift (Mastopexy) 31,525     1.4%
Breast reconstruction 69,683     3.1%
Breast reduction 70,358     3.2%
Breast reduction in men (Gynecomastia) 9,023     0.4%
Burn care 27,875     1.3%
Buttock lift 1,246     0.1%
Cheek implants (Malar augmentation) 2,864     0.1%
Chemical peel 66,002     3.0%
Chin augmentation (Mentoplasty) 4,795     0.2%
Collagen injections 45,851     2.1%
Dermabrasion 12,191     0.6%
Ear surgery (Otoplasty) 8,069     0.4%
Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty) 120,001     5.4%
Facelift (Rhytidectomy) 70,947 (1,553) * 3.2%
Fat injections 25,437     1.1%
Forehead lift 36,777 (20,619) * 1.7%
Hand surgery 160,671     7.3%
Lacerations 72,818     3.3%
Laser skin resurfacing 55,623     2.5%
Liposuction 172,079     7.8%
Male-pattern baldness 2,146     0.1%
Maxillofacial surgery 22,516     1.0%
Microsurgery 24,573     1.1%
Nose reshaping (Rhinoplasty) 55,953     2.5%
Retin-A® treatment 106,862     4.8%
Scar revision 47,100     2.1%
Subcutaneous mastectomy 1,500     0.1%
Thigh lift 3,785     0.2%
Tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty) 46,597 (857) * 2.1%
Tumor removal 509,457     23.0%
Upper arm lift (Brachioplasty) 1,939     0.1%
Wrinkle injection (Fibril injection) 1,463     0.1%
Other reconstructive 116,620     5.3%
Reconstructive endoscopic 2,235     0.1%
         
Total 2,215,249     100.0%




+ All figures are projected. Figures and percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
* Figures in parentheses incidated the number of procedures being performed using an endoscope. These figures are also included in the totals for each procedure.
**Includes implants originally inserted for both cosmetic and reconstructive purposes. See Breast Surgery Statistics for reasons and replacement percentage.

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