Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty Magazine #68

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THE STATS ARE OUT!
The latest cosmetic surgery stats are out and, apparently, 2014 was the year of the face.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the biggest annual increases were
seen in facelifts and eyelid surgeries, but it was non-surgical treatments that stole the show
last year. Anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fi llers and chemical peels all saw a signifi cant rise
in popularity from the year before.
Treatments with dermal fi llers (the most popular type being hyaluronic acid) increased
by fi ve per cent between 2013 and 2014. Anti-wrinkle injections also increased by eight
per cent, soaring past three and a half million procedures annually. In total, there were
6,907,091 injectable treatments performed last year in the US. Treatments with laser and
intense pulsed light were also on the rise. And chemical peels? Up as well, by two per cent.
Over all, there was a six per cent increase in minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures.
With more men and women opting for laser hair removal and skin rejuvenating procedures.
Surgical cosmetic procedures dropped in popularity last year compared to their nonsurgical
counterparts. Across all cosmetic surgeries, there was a one per cent drop in total.
The number one surgical procedure, breast augmentation, experienced a one per cent
drop from the year before – with 286,000 procedures performed. Rhinoplasty came in as
the second most popular surgical procedure, with liposuction following closely.
In its entity, the industry is booming. The total amount of cosmetic surgeries performed
– including surgical, non-surgical and reconstructive – was up fi ve per cent in 2014,
compared to the year before.
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