How plastic is your city? Recent numbers may defy your expectations � or, if you live in an area where getting Botox is as common as getting a "mocha ice blended" (with the whipped cream), they might be spot on.
According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), Americans spent almost $10.5 billion on cosmetic procedures, $6 billion on surgical procedures and $4.5 billion on nonsurgical procedures in 2009 -- down about 3.4 percent from 2008. We looked at detailed breakdowns of those ASAPS numbers, as well as the latest regional stats and member surgeon directories by city from the largest plastic surgery organization in the world -- the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), which is reported to represent 90 percent of board-certified plastic surgeons in the U.S., then compared them to the most recent available U.S. Census stats to calculate the number of plastic surgeons per capita in cities across America.
We then compared our results with those of several recent studies, which used criteria like the amount of plastic surgeons per capita in 2007, the amount of total surgeons, and the amount of surgeries performed -- just to shed more light on our rankings. The result was our very own list of the most "plastic" cities in the U.S. (Important to note: We expect some margin of error due to missing data. Also, we didn't focus on the type of surgery, be it reconstructive, purely cosmetic or gender-related. Oh, and we did rule out cosmetic dentists -- because in our opinion, teeth whitening doesn't count.)
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haa. now we know looks-obsessed cities!
by venenumletalis Friday, February 15, 2013 at 07:57PM Report as inappropriate
Surprised Vegas isn't on that list.
by eatinglipstick Friday, February 15, 2013 at 05:17PM Report as inappropriate
It's the thing now and will be for a long, long, time!
by EricaC123 Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 11:38AM Report as inappropriate
I knew Beverly Hills would be number one. It will probably stay number one forever!
by Lamexicana1 Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 08:37AM Report as inappropriate
Miami is in all these awful list!
by lisiana_de_bem_justino Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 08:05PM Report as inappropriate
A few interesting areas.
by beautybody Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 09:07PM Report as inappropriate
No surprise here. Beverly Hill, duh.
by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:41AM Report as inappropriate
wow!I thought Texas would be in there some where.
by tiffany_gallehugh Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 06:55AM Report as inappropriate
Some of these cities shocked me. Interesting that a big city like NYC was not on the list. huh
by stephgal Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 08:42PM Report as inappropriate
Interesting, I wouldn't have guessed a few of those cities. But if you aren't comfortable in your bady and you can afford to have surgery, go for it.
by taryn.romero Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 12:42PM Report as inappropriate