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Quick Facts: Highlights of the ASAPS 2015 Statistics on Cosmetic Surgery


Interesting insights form the ASAPS 2015 Statistics on Cosmetic Surgery: Americans spent more than 13.5 billion on combined surgical and nonsurgical procedures in 2015. Nonsurgical procedures are up 22% with, and combined surgical and nonsurgical procedures are up 20% compared to last year’s data. Cosmetic procedures have increased by 39% over the past five years (from 2011) with surgical procedures up 17% and nonsurgical procedures up 44%! Among the procedures with the most significant increases between 2014 and 2015 are Nonsurgical Skin Tightening (up 58%) and Tattoo Removal (up 39%).