It's not just celebrities and the wealthy who are seeking the services of plastic surgeons. Today's plastic surgery patient encompasses both sexes and touches all age groups, races and economic levels. According to statistics tracked by ASPS, more than 2.2 million plastic surgery procedures were performed by ASPS surgeons in 1999, with reconstructive procedures increasing 6 percent over 1998 figures and cosmetic procedures up 17 percent. Liposuction, breast augmentation and eyelid surgery remained the most often performed cosmetic procedures in 1999 - for the third straight year. Men make up 11 percent of all patients.
Cosmetic surgery is on the rise for minorities too.
Here's a quick overview of key statistics for the most popular plastic surgery procedures. Breast augmentation Breast augmentations have increased more than five times since 1992, and 26 percent over 1998 numbers. Males had 145 percent more eyelid surgeries in 1999 than in 1992 and 40 percent more than in 1998. Eyelid surgery is the second most common cosmetic surgery procedure performed on men, followed by nose reshaping. Liposuction Nearly five times more liposuctions were performed in 1999 than in 1992, representing an increase of 389 percent.