Along with ASPS, other organizations are releasing statistics from their yearly survey, including the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS).
However, their report has a slightly different spin, showing that about 75 percent of procedures done by their members were non-surgical.
But they also show a 45 percent increase in the number of procedures performed over the last two years, representing a 16 percent annual increase in the non-surgical treatment group.
“Non-surgical procedures are an excellent option for some people, with the added benefits of lower costs and shorter recovery time; two things that are consistently important to those considering facial plastic surgery,” said Dr. Jonathan M. Sykes. “We have been seeing a trend over the past few years that people who want to look and feel younger and rejuvenated are turning to non-surgical, less invasive procedures to obtain the refreshed look they want.”
Based on the AAFPRS survey, the hot procedures of 2010 were injectables like Botox and hyaluronic acid injections. Among surgical procedures, the most popular were rhinoplasty, facelift and eyelid surgery.
Women received the majority of facial procedures in 2010 (83 percent), but the most popular procedures varied by age. For women 35 to 60, the top surgical procedures were brow lift, facelift and eyelid surgery, while rhinoplasty was the top surgical procedure performed on women under the age of 35.
For men, Botox, injectable fillers nose jobs, and hair transplants were the most common facial procedures performed of the past year.
The AAFPRS survey also reported an increase in ethnic patients: two out of five surgeons said they had an increase in their Asian American and Hispanic patients last year.
You can read more of these survey results at www.aafprs.org.
