From Oprah’s blog: (my comments are in italics)
318,123
Number of breast implant surgeries performed in 2010
It’s by far the most common cosmetic surgery in my practice.
2,414
Number of those surgeries performed on patients 65 and older
4,153
Number of those surgeries performed on patients 18 and younger
This is a scary statistic. I do not agree with plastic surgery on minors, unless in cases of severe deformity or reconstruction. Many other plastic surgeons, unfortunately, do not feel this way.
20
Percentage of patients with breast implants who will need them removed within ten years because of rupture, hardening of the tissue around the implant, and other complications (according to a recent FDA report)
Breast implants are not lifetime devices. This percentage may be lower if the surgery is well-planned and performed.
133,511
Number of nose jobs performed last year
9,094
Number of nose jobs performed on patients 18 or younger
I think this is acceptable in cases of extreme deformity.
33
Percentage of potential nose job patients who have moderate to severe symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder (according to a recent study in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
I read somewhere that a male rhinoplasty (nose job) patient is the one most likely to murder his surgeon. I know some plastic surgeons who have loaded guns in their desks because of this!
84,685
Number of cosmetic surgical procedures performed on patients 65 and older in 2010 (including 26,635 facelifts and 24,783 cosmetic eyelid operations)
91
Percentage of cosmetic surgical procedures performed on women in 2010
This is very similar to what I see in my practice.
184
Number of members of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in 1967 (the year it was founded)
2,069
Number of members today
I am an active member of ASAPS. Members of ASAPS constitute most of the prominent cosmetic plastic surgeons in the field today. It is the most prestigious cosmetic plastic surgery society in the United States, as they are very discerning on who is given membership.
1.35
Percentage of members of ASAPS who are women
This is surprising, and I assume gradually changing.
10,677,415,674
Dollars that Americans spent on cosmetic procedures in 2010
Plastic surgery is hot!