2012 Quick Stats

Did you know that in 2012 compared to 2011 ...

• 14.6 million cosmetic procedures - up 5%
• 1.6 million cosmetic surgical procedures - down 2%
• 13 million minimally invasive procedures - up 6%
• 5.6 million reconstructive procedures - up 1%

Breast augmentation, with 286,000 procedures in 2012, continues to be the top cosmetic surgical procedure and has been since 2006. Silicone implants were used in 62%, and saline implants in 38%, of all breast augmentations in 2012..

Cosmetic surgical procedures, not among the Top 5, with notable gains in 2012 include:

• Male breast Reduction (gynomastia) - 5%
• Upper Arm Lifts - Up 3% (and up a staggering 4473% since 2000)
• Females accounted for 91% of all cosmetic procedures
• Caucasians: 10.2 million cosmetic procedures - up 7%
• Hispanics: 1.6 million procedures - down 1%
• African Americans: 1.2 million procedures - up 6%
• Asian Americans: 890,000 procedures - up 21%
• 13-19 year olds make up the least number of cosmetic procedures - Only 2%
• 40-54 years make up the majority of cosmetic procedures - 48% of the total; up 6% from 2011
• Mountain/Pacific region had the most cosmetic procedures in the U.S. - 4.2 million in 2012
• Business from repeat patients increased 7% from 2011
• $11 billion was spent on cosmetic procedures in the USA - up 5% from 2011