• 2.8 Million: Number of Botox injections given in the U.S. in ’03.
• 6.9 million: People who had a minimally invasive procedure in ’03.
• 8.7 Million: People who had some cosmetic procedure in ’03.
• 10 million: The estimated number of cosmetic patients who will have gone under the knife by the end of ’04.
• 1.9 million: number of cosmetic surgery procedures done in ’01.

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• 354%: the increase in women’s fat injections in ’03 over the previous year.
• 339%: the increase in Intense Laser Light procedures for women during ’02.
• 175% the increase of laser resurfacing among women versus ‘02
• 189%: the increase of facial and neck fat suction (Liposuction) procedures among U.S. women during ’02.
• 90%: percentage of U.S. cosmetic and plastic surgeons who give Botox injections.
• 82%: percentage of U.S. cosmetic surgery patients who are women.

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• $6542: average cost of a full face lift in the U.S. in ’03.
• $4641: average cost of a nose job (rhinoplasty) in the U.S. in ’03.
• $399: average cost of a single Botox procedure.
• $9.4 Billion: The amount of money spent on all cosmetic procedures in the U.S. during ’03.

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• 49%: The percentage of women patients who say looking younger is the reason for getting facial procedures.
• 49%: Percentage of women patients who have had multiple cosmetic procedures during the same year.
• 44%: Percentage of mother & daughter patients who had cosmetic surgery together.
• 38%: Percentage of couples who went under the knife together.
• 35%: Percentage of cosmetic patients who received surgery as a gift.

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• 1 to 5: The top five minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in the U.S. in ’03. (Botox; chemical peel; microdermabrasion; hair removal and collagen injection.)
• 1 to 5: The top five cosmetic surgical procedures in ’04. (Nose reshaping; liposuction; breast augmentation; eyelid surgery and face lift.)
• 35 to 50: age group of patients who receive half of all cosmetic surgeries.
• 19 to 34: age group of patients who receive 26 percent of cosmetic procedures.
• 51 to 64: age group of patients who receive 24 percent of cosmetic surgeries.
• 21: Days to recover from a tummy tuck.
• 14: Days to recover from full face lift.
• 7 -14: Days to recover from a deep chemical peel.
• 1 to 4: Days to recover from fat injections.
• 2: Days to recover from liposuction.
• 0: Days to recover from Botox injections.
• 0: Days to recover from Microdermabrasion.

(Sources: The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the America Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.)

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