American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2008 Procedural Survey Results

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery is pleased to announce the results from our 2008 Procedural Survey. We thank the AACS members who completed the survey.  The results provided many statistics on emerging cosmetic surgery trends including:

• Cosmetic laser treatments have dramatically increased over the past three years.  Males electing to have laser resurfacing has increased by 456% while females receiving the procedure is up 215%.  
  
• In 2008, cosmetic surgeons have seen a 29% increase in their female clientele.  Despite the economy, women are continuing to invest in their appearances.  In addition, cosmetic surgeons have seen a 2% decline in male patients proving that when times are tough, cosmetic surgery is the one of the first things men delete from their wish lists. 
  
• The top three most performed invasive cosmetic procedures in 2008 include: liposuction, blepharoplasty and breast augmentation; while the most popular less-invasive cosmetic procedures were Botox® injections, laser hair removal and hyaluronic acid.

For the first time, the AACS has developed a Multimedia News Release regarding the survey, which can be viewed at http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/aacs/36867/ .