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Aesthetic Society releases annual cosmetic surgery statistics for 2013

March 20, 2014
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery today released its complete 17th annual multi-specialty statistical data which indicated a 12% overall increase in cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2013. In all, more than 11 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed by board-certified plastic surgeons, dermatologists and otolaryngologists in the United States.

More than $12 billion was spent on cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures in 2013. Of that total, over $7 billion was spent on surgical procedures and over $5 billion was spent on nonsurgical procedures.

Liposuction, which increased by 16% over the previous year, replaced breast augmentation as the most frequently performed cosmetic surgical procedure in 2013.

The top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures in 2013 were:

  • Liposuction (363,912 procedures, up 16.3%)
  • Breast Augmentation (313,327 procedures, down 5.2%)
  • Eyelid Surgery (161,389 procedures, up 5.4%)
  • Tummy Tuck (160,077 procedures, up 2.3%)
  • Nose Surgery (147,966 procedures, up 2.9%)

"The numbers do not come as a surprise," said ASAPS president Jack Fisher, M.D. "Technological advances, less-invasive procedures, greater accessibility are making aesthetic procedures, surgical and nonsurgical, far more attractive to the public at-large. Further, the rebounding economy is encouraging people to start investing in themselves once again."

Buttock augmentation and labiaplasty took the top spots for the most significant increases in number of procedures performed. Buttock augmentation increased by 58% while labiaplasty saw a 44% increase in 2013 compared to 2012.

Women had more than 10.3 million cosmetic procedures, or 90.6% of the total. The number of cosmetic procedures for women has increased more than 471% since 1997. The top five surgical procedures for women in 2013 were breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck, breast lift and eyelid surgery.

Men had more than 1 million cosmetic procedures, amounting to 9.4% of the total. The number of cosmetic procedures for men has increased more than 273% since 1997. The top five surgical procedures for men in 2013 were liposuction, eyelid surgery, nose surgery, male breast reduction and ear surgery.

Botulinum toxin (including Botox, Dysport and Xeomin) remained the most frequently performed noninvasive procedure and increased 15.6% in 2013. Nonsurgical procedures increased by 13.1%, with a total of 9.5 million procedures.

The top 5 nonsurgical procedures were:

  • Botulinum Toxin (3,766,148 procedures, up 15.6%)
  • Hyaluronic Acid (1,872,172 procedures, up 31.5%)
  • Hair Removal (901,571 procedures, up 2%)
  • Microdermabrasion (479,865 procedures, down 3.8%)
  • Photo Rejuvenation (456,613 procedures, up 35.3%)

In 2013, more than $2.5 billion was spent on injectables and nearly $1.9 billion was spent on skin rejuvenation.

"A significant increase in the number of both cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures suggests that people are once again investing in their appearance and perhaps have more disposable income to do so. Given the state of the economy and the competitiveness of the job market, we expect to see the numbers for anti-aging procedures continue to increase," said ASAPS president-elect Michael Edwards, M.D.