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Top Five Cosmetic Surgery Procedures by Gender

Women

Top Five Surgical Procedures:

  1. Breast Augmentation - 291,350
  2. Liposuction - 287,932
  3. Nose reshaping - 198,732
  4. Eyelid Surgery - 197,709
  5. Tummy tuck - 128,874

Top Five Minimally-Invasive Procedures:

  1. Botox - 3,525,868
  2. Chemical peel - 925,030
  3. Laser hair removal - 609,345
  4. Microdermabrasion - 636,660
  5. Sclerotherapy - 583,870

Men

Top Five Surgical Procedures:

  1. Nose reshaping - 99,680
  2. Hair transplantion - 39,244
  3. Liposuction - 35,673
  4. Eyelid surgery - 32,988
  5. Breast reduction in men - 16,275

Top Five Minimally-Invasive Procedures:

  1. Botox - 313,519
  2. Microdermabrasion - 201,051
  3. Laser hair removal - 173,387
  4. Chemical peel - 108,998
  5. Laser skin resurfacing - 37,998

Provided by AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS

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