The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery recently released its annual plastic surgery statistics from the year before. Here are some highlights:
· There was a 6.5% increase in the total number of surgical procedures performed last year as compared to 2012. Almost 2 million procedures were performed among the core group last year
· Americans spent $12 billion on cosmetic procedures for the first time since 2008 when the recession hit
o Of that total, more than 7 billion was spent on surgical procedures and more than 5 billion was spent on nonsurgical procedures
· Lipo was the number one procedure, increasing 16% over 2012. This is in spite of the burgeoning growth of technologies such as CoolSculpting
· As previously stated, Buttock augmentation has increased 58% over last year and Labiaplasty increased 44% over last year
· Injectables are way up this year:
o Botulinum toxin, (Botox, Dysport and Xeomin): 3,381,476 in 2013 – up from 2,915,865 in 2012 – a 16% increase
o Hyaluronic acid: 1,738,999 for 2013 – up from 1,318,197 in 2012 – a 32% increase
· Aesthetic plastic surgery for men is being de-stigmatized
o Liposuction is up for men by 24% since last year alone
o Injectables for men are up 16%
o Men broke the million mark for number of procedures performed first time since 2007
There are a few surprises here. I’ve seen my personal numbers for liposuction surgery decrease, I believe due to the plethora of non-surgical liposuction alternatives out there. Although these alternatives (like Coolsculpting and Body FX) don’t have nearly the dramatic results of actual liposuction, a lot of people are having them done. With the FDA approval of the cheek filler Voluma, I expect hyaluronic acid filler injections to increase significantly in 2014, with a decrease in injections of Sculptra. I’ve found Voluma to be a very effective alternative to Sculptra and fat grafting in many patients.
Plastic surgery was definitely hot in 2013. I think the numbers will be significantly higher in 2014.
