2002 National Totals for Cosmetic Procedures

The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) sent out a survey to 14,000 doctors and used the results to project national averages for 23,000 medical specialists. The results have an error margin of +/- 4.04%.

Total Cosmetic Procedures Performed

Nearly 6.9 million surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed in 2002. There was 22.8% increase from 1997 to 2002. There was a 1% increase in surgical procedures and a 23% decrease in non-surgical procedures from 2001 to 2002.

According to the ASAPS, the number of surgical procedures performed in 1997, 2001 and 2002 were:

2002	1,620,736
2001	1,609,608
1997	972,996

The number of non-surgical procedures performed in 1997, 2001 and 2002 were:

2002	5,268,795
2001	6,860,755
1997	1,126,277

Top Five Cosmetic Surgical Procedures
The Top Five Surgical Procedures performed in 2002:

Liposuction	372,831	up 11% since 1997
Breast Augmentation	249,641	up 147% since 1997
Eyelid Surgery	229,092	up 44% since 1997
Rhinoplasty	156,973	up 15% since 1997
Breast Reduction	125,614	up 162% since 1997

Top Five Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures
The Top Five Non-Surgical Procedures performed in 2002:

Botox Injections	1,658,667
Microdermabrasion	1,032,417
Collagen Injections	793,120
Laser Hair Removal	736,458
Chemical Peel	495,415

Botox injections were up 4% since 2001; up 2446% since 1997 and microdermabrasion was up 13% since 2001.

Cosmetic Procedures for Women
Females had 6.1 million cosmetic procedures in 2002, 88% of the total performed.

Top Five Surgical Procedures for women performed in 2002:

Liposuction
Breast Augmentation
Eyelid Surgery
Rhinoplasty
Breast Reduction

Cosmetic Procedures for Men
Males had 800,000 cosmetic procedures in 2002, 12% of the total performed.

Top Five Surgical Procedures for men performed in 2002:

Liposuction
Rhinoplasty
Eyelid Surgery
Hair Transplantation
Otoplasty (Ear Surgery)