May 2025

Overall, there were nearly 1.7 million cosmetic surgical procedures performed in 2008. For the second straight year, breast augmentation topped the list with 307,000 performed, though that number represents a 12 percent decline from 2007. Rhinoplasty eclipsed liposuction as the send-most popular cosmetic surgical procedure last year (279,000) despite a 2 percent decline from 2007,

Smaller Breast ImplantsToday, breast augmentation is more popular than ever. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons 329,000 breast-augmentation surgeries were performed last year in the United States-an almost 30% increase from 2003. But the days of bigger is better may be diminishing. Some plastic surgeons and their patients are rediscovering the aesthetic ideal

With the U.S. dollar continuing its decline against the Euro and British pound, the United States has become a big bargain for European travelers, particularly for higher-priced items – and that includes COSMETIC SURGERY. While hard figures are hard to come by on just how many are coming and how much the cosmetic traffic has