According to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the year 2007 showed that the most common plastic surgery procedures, for both men and women, were those of the face and chest.

Nationwide facial procedures like the Beverly Hills facelift increased 14% for women and 16 percent for men from 2006. Similarly, chest procedures like Beverly Hills breast augmentation for women increased 6% and pectoral implants for men increased 8%. Further, reconstructive breast reduction for women increased 2%, which is a significant difference from the 9% decrease reported last year. Male breast reduction increased 7%.

ASPS President Richard A. D’Amico, MD said that “while 91% of plastic surgery procedures are performed on women and 9% are performed on men, it is interesting to see the rate of increase is comparable in both.”

Further, non surgical cosmetic procedures for the face increased considerably for both women and men. Radiesse™ increased 123% for women and 134% for men, laser skin resurfacing increased 32% for both women and men, Restylane®, Hylaform®, Hylaform Plus® and Juvederm™ increased 35% for women and 24%, and Botox® increased 14% for women and 4% for men.

Triple board-certified Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Sean Mehr is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons who is also certified in Dermatology and Mohs Micrographic Surgery being one in five in the United States who holds these certifications, takes part in collecting statistics through his Beverly Hills cosmetic surgery practice. ASPS procedural statistics are gathered through the first online national database for plastic surgery procedures, Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons (TOPS). This data, combined with the annual survey sent to American Board of Medical Specialties certified physicians most likely to perform plastic surgery, results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures. For more information on the ASPS visit www.plasticsurgery.org.