Nip Tuck: Plastic surgery went up final year

A little nip/tuck action went a distant way final year according to a new report coming from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In 2007, Americans went under the knife for 11.7 million cosmetic procedures.

These weren’t just surgical, however, some were like Botox. that is a 2 percent jump from the year before in 2006. Even though 2004 set a record with 11.8 million, the popularity of these procedures has caused a 457% increase by the past decade. by 90 percent of these operations were done to women.

They even have a list of the top surgical and non-surgical procedures. Cosmetic surgeries saw liposuction as the most popular, followed

by breast augmentation and eyelid surgery. On the non-surgical side, Botox reigned supreme at well by 2.5 million procedures. Laser hair removal was located in the #3 spot.

Original post by Adams Briscoe

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