Latest Trends and Facts about Plastic Surgery

 

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, for the year 2006 in the United States, some cosmetic and reconstructive Plastic Surgery trends are as follows:

Top Five Surgical Cosmetic Procedures
Breast Augmentation
Nose Reshaping
Liposuction
Eyelid Surgery
Tummy-tuck
These procedures total 12.9 million
Some with an estimated 50% increase from the year 2000

Top Five Reconstructive Procedures
Tumor removal
Laceration repair
Scar revision
Hand surgery
Breast reduction
These procedures total 5.3 million
Some procedures total an estimated increase of 20% from the year 2000

People are living longer, exercising more, choosing carefully what they eat; overall they are taking better care of themselves.  It is only natural that they want to look the same way they feel! Even though there are so many trends and so many options, Dr. Bartell recommends his patients not to follow any particular trends, instead, he advises his patients to carefully select the procedure they desire most, then, to make that particular improvement in that particular part of their body.