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RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES - TRENDS: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998

RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES - TRENDS: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998
1998 PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURAL STATISTICS
       
 TOTALTOTALTOTALTOTALPERCENT CHANGEPERCENT CHANGE
  1992*1996199719981992 VS. 19981996 VS. 1998
       
       
Birth Defects33,50129,21434,58722,457-33%-23%
       
Breast Reconstruction29,60742,45450,33769,683135%64%
       
Breast Reduction39,63957,67964,62070,35877%22%
       
Burn Care17,55225,177 27,87559%11%
       
Animal Bites10,37612,366 10,152-2%-18%
       
Hand138,233153,581137,040160,67116%5%
       
Lacerations135,494115,998104,58472,818-46%-37%
       
Maxillofacial22,09528,338 22,5162%-21%
       
Microsurgical (other than breast)19,40521,337 24,57327%15%
       
Scar Revision52,64750,952 47,100-11%-8%
       
Subcutaneous Mastectomy2,4581,766 1,500-39%-15%
       
Tumor Removal502,567542,063563,059509,4571%-6%
       
Breast Implant Removals (Reconstructive Patients)7,37911,366 11,41955%0%
       
All other reconstructive procedures116,737146,470 116,6200%-20%
       
All other reconstructive endoscopicN/A2,214 2,235N/A1%
       
Total Reconstructive1,127,8901,240,973 1,169,4344%-6%
Total Reconstructive      
(6 procedures reported in 1997)  954,227   
       
* The 1992 Procedural Statistics have been adjusted to incorporate breast implant removals for purposes of comparison with 1996 statistics, when the procedure was incorporated as a part of the total

 

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1998 Top Five Reconstructive Procedures

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