Going under the knife has become more popular than ever. Cosmetic surgery, also known as aesthetic surgery, is an elective operation that involves improving a person’s appearance. Such operations include liposuction, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery, and rhytidectomy, also known as a facelift. Liposuction has overtaken breast augmentation as the
in 2022. Breast augmentation was bumped to second place followed by eyelid surgery, and tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). The
included botulinum toxin (more commonly known as botox), hyaluronic acid (common dermal fillers), hair removal, and chemical peel.
Cosmetic surgery in the United States
In 2022, the United States registered the highest
number of cosmetic procedures worldwide, with over 7.4 million procedures. However, the U.S. was pushed to second place on the list of number of
surgical cosmetic procedures in 2022. This is due to the fact that while the number of non-invasive or minimally invasive procedures have increased,
surgical cosmetic procedures have decreased in 2022.
Top procedures in the U.S.
The
leading surgical cosmetic procedures for women in the U.S. in 2022 were liposuction, breast augmentation, and tummy tuck, whereas the
leading procedures for men were breast reduction for gynecomastia, liposuction, and eyelid surgery. Being the second
most expensive cosmetic surgery, tummy tuck comes with a price tag of 7.5 thousand U.S. dollars, for the surgeon fee alone. It's a good thing then that most
patients were satisfied with their operation, with 95 percent saying it was worth it.
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