Popularity of Aesthetic Procedures
July 05, 2016Data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows continued growth in 2015 for cosmetic procedures. With a 2% increase from 2014, the popularity of aesthetic procedures continues to rise.
Among the 14.2 million cosmetic minimally-invasive procedures performed in 2015, the top 5 were:
- Botulinum Toxin Type A (6.7 million procedures, up 1 percent from 2014 and 759 percent since 2000)
- Soft Tissue Fillers (2.4 million procedures, up 6 percent from 2014 and 274 percent since 2000)
- Chemical Peel (1.3 million procedures, up 5 percent from 2014 and 14 percent since 2000)
- Laser hair removal (1.1 million procedures, unchanged from 2014, but up 52 percent since 2000)
- Microdermabrasion (800,340 procedures, down 9 percent from 2014 and 8 percent since 2000)