Surgery

Plastic Surgery Focuses on Face, Chest in 2007

Published in Lab Business Week, April 13th, 2008

Plastic surgery procedures of the face and chest were popular among both women and men in 2007, increasing at similar rates for similar procedures, according to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Facelifts increased 14 percent for women and 16 percent for men from 2006. Breast augmentation for women increased 6 percent and pectoral implants for men increased 8 percent. Further, reconstructive breast reduction for women increased 2 percent, which is a significant difference from the 9 percent decrease reported last year. Male breast reduction increased 7 percent.

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Source: Lab Business Week (2008-04-13)

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