Liposuction, botox injections, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, abdominoplasty… What are the most popular cosmetic surgery and medical procedures in recent years?
Breast augmentation is no longer the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery in the world. She was just dethroned by liposuction, according to a survey conducted by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and published on January 9, 2023. The procedure for reshaping this contour, which consists of suctioning excess fat. body makes up 14.8% of the total cosmetic surgeries performed in 2021. Therefore, it rises to the top of the ranking, followed by breast implants (13.1%).
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The report notes that liposuction is particularly popular in the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. Overall, acts increased by 24.8% compared to last year, but the survey did not specify which part of the body was most targeted. In this quest to lose weight, the demand is intergenerational, but mostly people between the ages of 35 and 50 turn to it.
Removal of prostheses
On the other hand, if it is still part of the top three surgeries performed in the last four years, breast augmentation will only grow by 3.8% in 2021. Lack of interest, which is confirmed in parallel. increase breast prosthesis removal procedures (+22.6%). The numbers, which “reflect our experience since last year’s BIA-ALCL reports were published,” explains Gianluca Campiglio, MD, lead editor of the study and a plastic surgeon in Italy. The expert cites recent findings about the risk of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a very rare complication that can occur after breast implant placement.
Post-epidemic effect
The top 5 most popular surgeries in the world also include blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), rhinoplasty, and tummy tuck. However, it is interesting to note that it is the hip lift that shows the strongest growth of the year (+53.1%).
In terms of aesthetic medicine, it is the injection of botulinum toxin (“Botox”) that rises to the top of the ranking (41.6%), ahead of hyaluronic acid (30%) and permanent hair removal (10.4%).
“We have seen an exciting increase in so-called ‘body contouring’ surgeries such as liposuction, which is now the most popular procedure ahead of breast augmentation for the first time in many years, as well as other similar procedures. a new trend in tummy tucks, thigh lifts and buttock augmentation,” analyzes Dr. Gianluca Campiglio in the same official press release.
The expert also points to a general increase in interest in the scalpel, confirmed by a 19.3% increase in procedures performed by plastic surgeons in 2021. “These data clearly reflect the experience of recovery from the negative impact of COVID-19 last year. regarding cosmetic procedures, and those numbers now exceed pre-epidemic numbers,” he concluded. The champions in this field are the USA, Brazil and Japan.
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Source: Le Figaro
