March 2018

As reported in the International Journal of Aesthetic and Anti Aging Medicine, Statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows Cosmetic Surgery procedures along with minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in the U.S. are up 2 percent from 2016 to 2017. Of the approximate 1.8 million cosmetic surgical procedures performed, breast augmentation, liposuction, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery and abdominoplasty were reported as the top five procedures. Although not in the top 5 reported procedures, breast reductions which had a 4 percent decline in the numbers performed in 2016 had in increase of 11 percent in 2017.