In the pursuit of looking younger and enhancing appearance, Americans are turning to facial plastic surgery to nip, tuck and smooth the lines of time. Skin cancer reconstruction was the most frequently performed reconstructive procedure for men and women. The survey reveals that facial plastic surgeons responding to the survey were each performing a particularly large number of rhinoplasties. The total number of facial plastic surgery procedures by all surgical specialties now approaches one-million per year.
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Looking younger and enhancing appearance are the primary motivations for both genders. In fact, the facial plastic surgeons polled say that 90 percent of women and 68 percent of men reported looking younger as one of their top reasons for considering facial cosmetic surgery. However, interestingly enough, men were also likely to report receiving facial cosmetic surgery for work related reasons . Women are undergoing facial plastic surgery in ever-increasing numbers. Among them, the most often performed elective facial cosmetic procedures are blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, facelifts, laser resurfacing and forehead lifts .