This statistic shows a distribution of breast augmentation procedures among US women aged 18 years and younger in 2014, by reason for surgery. In that year, around 38 percent of breast augmentation procedures were performed to change severe asymmetry.
Distribution of breast augmentation procedures among U.S. women aged 17 years and younger in 2014, by reason*
* In 2014, 27 physicians reported performing Breast
Augmentation procedures on women 17 and under for the
above reasons.
** The FDA recommends that cosmetic breast augmentation be restricted to women age 18 and above.
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ASAPS. (March 20, 2015). Distribution of breast augmentation procedures among U.S. women aged 17 years and younger in 2014, by reason* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281327/breast-augmentations-among-younger-us-women-by-reason/
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ASAPS. (2015). Distribution of breast augmentation procedures among U.S. women aged 17 years and younger in 2014, by reason*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281327/breast-augmentations-among-younger-us-women-by-reason/
ASAPS. "Distribution of Breast Augmentation Procedures among U.S. Women Aged 17 Years and Younger in 2014, by Reason*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281327/breast-augmentations-among-younger-us-women-by-reason/
ASAPS, Distribution of breast augmentation procedures among U.S. women aged 17 years and younger in 2014, by reason* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281327/breast-augmentations-among-younger-us-women-by-reason/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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