Each year, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) releases its annual plastic surgery statistics for the previous year. For 2012, we found breast augmentation reclaiming its number one spot as the leading surgical procedure in the US (it took second place in 2011). There were 330,631 breast augmentations performed in 2012, followed by liposuction [...]
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ASAPS Releases 2012 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report
Monday, May 20th, 2013Arm Lifts on the Rise
Monday, May 6th, 2013Upper arm lift surgeries are skyrocketing. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) estimated that 15,457 upper arm lifts were performed in 2012, up 4,473 percent from 2000 and 3 percent from 2011. But why the seemingly sudden increase? One reason cited by several sources is that people who lost a considerable amount of weight, [...]
Read MoreProject Beauty: The One-Stop Health & Beauty Site
Monday, February 18th, 2013There are a few noteworthy plastic surgery information sites that encourage real doctors and patients alike to discuss different procedures and treatments in an open forum. RealSelf.com is a popular website where many prospective plastic surgery patients go to read about other people’s experiences, and to ask cosmetic surgeons questions about procedures they are considering. [...]
Read MorePlastic Surgery Gone Wrong: Backward Buttock Implant Video
Sunday, December 9th, 2012A shocking video has recently been making the rounds, starring a young woman moving a silicone buttock implant around under her skin while commenting about how it couldn’t be normal. Well, it most certainly isn’t. The video, which Maggie Fox of NBC News describes as “stomach churning,” is just one example one of thousands of [...]
Read MorePlastic Surgery: What It May Have to Offer in the Next Decade
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012Advancements in plastic surgery continue to awe, with “new bizarre, over-the-top” procedures, says Anthony Youn, a Plastic Surgeon writing for the Huffington Post. From “Toe-besity” to “Grannyplasty,” one can’t help but wonder what’s next.When it comes to cosmetic surgery, a lot can happen in a decade. Ten years from now, what is considered “extreme” today [...]
Read MoreCosmetic Surgery Trend: Buttock Enhancement
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012In the 1990s it was breast implants. In the early 2000s it was BOTOX®. Now, the hottest trend in cosmetic surgery is buttock enhancement. Whether it’s Kim Kardashian’s ample backside or Jennifer Lopez’s trademark behind, women are flocking to plastic surgeons requesting the popular new procedure, which promises to create the curvaceous backside that has [...]
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