Japan: number of cosmetic surgeries

In 2022, around 359.16 thousand aesthetic or cosmetic surgical procedures were performed in Japan. The number of cosmetic surgeries peaked that year compared to the years in the observed period.

Aesthetic medicine

Aesthetic medicine is a term used for medical care that uses various techniques to improve people's appearance. In contrast to aesthetic services or treatments provided at facilities such as beauty salons, aesthetic medicine can only be carried out with medical licenses. Medical aesthetics treatments generally involve surgical procedures and non-surgical procedures such as treatments of dermatology and internal medicine. 

Aesthetic surgical and non-surgical procedures

The typical aesthetic surgical procedures include face and head surgeries, for example for eyelids, or body and extremities surgeries such as breast and liposuction treatments. Non-surgical procedures consist of treatments like injectables including Botulinum Toxin (Botox), facial rejuvenation, and hair removal. As of 2020, the most performed surgical procedure in Japan was eyelid surgery, while hair removal topped the list of non-surgical medical procedures.

Number of aesthetic or cosmetic surgical procedures performed in Japan from 2016 to 2022 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2016 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

Figures prior to 2022 come from the previous reporting.
Figures from 2018 were based on the information provided by the Japanese Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (JSAPS). Figures from 2017 and 2019 were based on the information provided by Jichi Medical University.

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