“BLURRED LINES” COSMETIC SURGERIES 2015: MARYLAND MED.MAL. ATTORNEY

“BLURRED LINES” COSMETIC SURGERIES 2015: MARYLAND MED.MAL. ATTORNEY

 

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The number of cosmetic surgical procedures has increased substantially in the United States during recent years. Over 2 million such procedures were reportedly done in America last year alone.

 

The overall number of cosmetic procedures done in the United States had increased over 200% in the past few years.

 

Liposuction is shown to be the most popular procedure.  Two breast surgeries –augmentation and lift – were among the top five most popular cosmetic surgeries performed:

 

(1)   Liposuction – over 325,332 procedures.

(2)   Breast augmentation – 316,848 procedures or more.

(3)   Abdominoplasty – 150,000.

(4)   Eyelid surgery – 150,000.

(5)   Breast Lift – 130,000.

 

Surveys also show a slight decrease in the number of nonsurgical procedures, although 8.0 million such procedures were performed (constituting 82% of all cosmetic procedures).

 

(1)   Botulinum Toxin Type A – 2,7000,000 procedures.

(2)   Hyaluronic acid – 1,300,000.

(3)   Laser Hair Removal – 1,000,000.

(4)   Microdermabrasion – 500,000.

(5)   IPL Laser Treatment - 500,000.

 

Some analyses attributed this growth to the aging of the Baby Boomer generation as well as their children.

 

Some additional interesting findings show:

(1)   91% of all cosmetic procedures were done on women (8.5 million procedures).  This a 210% increased over the last 15 years.

(2)   Of the 900,000 men who has cosmetic surgery in 2013, the most popular procedures were liposuction, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, breast reductions (for gynecomastia) and facelifts.

(3)   About $15 billion was spent on cosmetic procedures in the United States, and of that $7.0 billion was spent on surgical procedures.  The rest was spent on nonsurgical procedures such as injectables, skin rejuvenation, and laser hair removal. 

 

[Thanks to the following sources:  “Celebrating 15 years of Trustworthy Plastic Surgery”, Addena Babbit, ASAPS; http://drnichter.com/plastic -surgery].

 

Medical malpractice attorney Charles Jerome Ware is Maryland/DC – based. For an initial courtesy consultation or questions, call him at (410) 720-6129 or (410) 730-5016, or email him at charlesjeromeware@msn.com