Statistics

Plastic surgery statistics:

Consider the following statistics are from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS):

• The top five cosmetic surgery procedures are nose reshaping, liposuction, eyelid surgery, breast augmentation, and facelift.
• From 2000 to 2004, the number of reconstructive plastic surgery patients has decreased 10 percent.
• Liposuction procedures more than quadrupled between 1992 and 2004.
• Breast augmentation surgery increased sevenfold between 1992 and 2004.
• Minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures have increased 36 percent between 2000 and 2004.
  

Top cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2004:

• nose reshaping
• liposuction
• eyelid surgery
• breast augmentation
• facelift

Top female cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2004:

• nose reshaping
• liposuction
• breast augmentation
• eyelid surgery
• facelift

Top male cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2004:

• nose reshaping
• liposuction
• eyelid surgery
• hair transplantation
• breast reduction

Top reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in 2004:

• tumor removal
• laceration repair
• hand surgery
• scar revision
• breast reduction
• maxillofacial surgery  

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Rush

Surgeons in the department of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, are experienced in the full spectrum of craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, aesthetic surgery, breast reconstruction and orthodontics.

Departmental programs include one of the country’s premier centers for the treatment of children and adults with congenital or acquired craniofacial deformities and anomalies. Services of the Rush Craniofacial Center include repair of cleft lips and palates, craniofacial deformities and dental deformities.

For more information about the plastic and reconstructive surgery at Rush visit the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery home page.

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