Cosmetic surgery is where a person chooses to have an operation, or invasive medical procedure, to change their physical appearance for cosmetic rather than medical reasons. Non-surgical cosmetic procedures, such as Botox and dermal fillers – typically used to relax or fill crease lines – do not involve surgery.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns. While reconstructive surgery aims to reconstruct a part of the body or improve its functioning, cosmetic (or aesthetic) surgery aims at improving the appearance of it.

Cosmetic surgery is a voluntary or elective surgery that is performed on normal parts of the body with the only purpose of improving a person’s appearance and/or removing signs of aging. Some cosmetic surgeries such as breast reduction are also functional and can help to relieve symptoms of discomfort such as back ache or neck ache. Cosmetic surgeries are also undertaken following breast cancer and mastectomy to recreate the natural breast shape which has been lost during the process of removing the cancer. In 2014, nearly 16 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States alone. The number of cosmetic procedures performed in the United States has almost doubled since the start of the century. 92% of cosmetic procedures were performed on women in 2014, up from 88% in 2001. 15.6 million cosmetic procedures were performed in 2020, with the five most common surgeries being Nose Reshaping, Eyelid surgery, Facelift, Liposuction, and breast augmentation. Breast augmentation continues to be one of the top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures and has been since 2006. Silicone implants were used in 84% and saline implants in 16% of all breast augmentations in 2020. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery looks at the statistics for 34 different cosmetic procedures. Nineteen of the procedures are surgical, such as rhinoplasty or facelift. The nonsurgical procedures include Botox and laser hair removal. In 2010, their survey revealed that there were 9,336,814 total procedures in the United States. Of those, 1,622,290 procedures were surgical. They also found that a large majority, 81%, of the procedures were done on Caucasian people

 

 

Top Cosmetic Plastic Surgery procedures Worldwide

All Treatments Worldwide

  • Skin Resurfacing
  • Dermabrasion
  • Laser Skin Resurfacing
  • Face Lift
  • Nose Surgery Rhinoplasty
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Reduction
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Implants
  • Liposuction
  • Arm Lift
  • Neck Lift
  • Ear Surgery
  • Tummy Tuck Surgery
  • Liposculpture
  • Body Lift
  • Chin Implant
  • Brow Lift
  • Buttock Enlargement
  • Thigh Lift
  • Buttock Lift
  • Facial Implants
  • Forehead Lift
  • Upper Body Lift
  • Buttock Reduction
  • Scars and Deformities
  • Reconstructive Breast Surgery
  • Abdominal Etching
  • Thread Lift