The most popular procedures were Botox injections and liposuction. ASAPS also mentioned that cosmetic procedures increased 446 percent since collection of statistics began.

Women had 92 percent of cosmetic procedures while men had 8 percent.

James Stuzin, MD, Aesthetic Society President said: ” The FDA approval of silicone implants in late 2006 seems to have made an impact, as silicone implants are up 18 percent from 2005. For the first time breast augmentation is the top surgical procedure for women, although lipoplasty continues to be the top overall surgical procedure as it has been since the Aesthetic Society Started collecting nationwide procedural statistics in 1997.

Top Cosmetic Procedures for Women

- Breast augmentation

- Lipoplasty

- Eyelid surgery

- Abdominoplasty

- Breast reduction

Top Cosmetic Procedures for Men

- Liposuction

- Rhinoplasty

- Eyelid surgery

- Male breast reduction

- Facelift

Top Surgical and Non-Surgical procedures among men and women in 2006

- Liposuction

- Breast augmentation

- Eyelid surgery

- Abdominoplasty

- Breast reduction

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