Since the year 2000, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has collected data from board-certified plastic surgeons to determine the rate at which each procedure is being performed. In 2017, the top five plastic surgery procedures performed in the United States were:
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Heathrow, Florida Plastic Surgeon Dr. Thomas Fiala is a board certified plastic surgeon, who has been certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. With a solid 25 years of education, training, and experience behind him, The committed Dr. Fiala is one of the […]
Spending on Cosmetic Procedures Exceeds $12 Billion in the US in 2014: ASAPS Report Constant innovation in the field of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical aesthetic procedures has helped make these procedures more predictable, effective, and affordable. Each year millions of new American patients as well as repeat patients continue to seek treatments to enhance their […]
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Every year, we look forward to seeing the statistics from ASAPS. They act as a barometer, refelcting the total volume of procedures in the U.S., and also help us to identify trends in what’s popular, and what’s not. Here are some highlights from their report. 1. If you combine the surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, […]
The drug Aromasin appears to cut the odds of breast cancer by 65 percent in high-risk postmenopausal women, new research has found. Unlike other anti-estrogen drugs like tamoxifen, Aromasin doesn’t seem to have an increased risk of uterine cancer or blood clots.Aromasin, an aromatase inhibitor, is currently approved for early breast cancer patients, but is […]
Here are my choices for the “Hot Topics” presented at the Boston ASAPS meeting: 1. “Stem Cell Facelift” – Dr. Peter Rubin reviewed the literature on the so-called Stem Cell facelift. It turns out that there really is no consistent technique for this method. Many advertised “stem cell facelifts” are simply regular facelifts with regular […]
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released their annual report on plastic surgery procedures this past week. According to ASPS, 13.1 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures, including both minimally-invasive or surgical categories, were performed in the United States in 2010, up 5 percent from 2009. “The economy is showing signs of improvement and financially, things seem […]
Plastic Surgery advice site RealSelf.com keeps a consumer-generated list of procedures, rated by whether or not the consumer felt they were “worth it” or not. (link) While it’s not scientific, it’s a good reflection of how consumers feel about things. Here are the top five plastic surgery procedures (most worth it), as of today: #1) “mommy make-over” – 94% approval #2) […]
