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1998 Breast Surgery Statistics

National Clearinghouse of Plastic Surgery Statistics
1998 Plastic Surgery Procedural Statistics 

1998 National Plastic Surgery Statistics+
Cosmetic and Reconstructive Procedures
Top Five Procedures Indicated in Bold
ASPS Procedural Statistics represent procedures performed by 97% of all physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Procedure Total Plastic Surgery Procedures
% of Total
Animal bite repair 10,152 0.5%
Birth defect reconstruction 22,457 1.0%
Breast augmentation (Augmentation Mammaplasty) 132,378 (5,981) * 6.0%
Breast implant removal** 43,681 2.0%
Breast lift (Mastopexy) 31,525 1.4%
Breast reconstruction 69,683 3.1%
Breast reduction 70,358 3.2%
Breast reduction in men (Gynecomastia) 9,023 0.4%
Burn care 27,875 1.3%
Buttock lift 1,246 0.1%
Cheek implants (Malar augmentation) 2,864 0.1%
Chemical peel 66,002 3.0%
Chin augmentation (Mentoplasty) 4,795 0.2%
Collagen injections 45,851 2.1%
Dermabrasion 12,191 0.6%
Ear surgery (Otoplasty) 8,069 0.4%
Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty) 120,001 5.4%
Facelift (Rhytidectomy) 70,947 (1,553) * 3.2%
Fat injections 25,437 1.1%
Forehead lift 36,777 (20,619) * 1.7%
Hand surgery 160,671 7.3%
Lacerations 72,818 3.3%
Laser skin resurfacing 55,623 2.5%
Liposuction 172,079 7.8%
Male-pattern baldness 2,146 0.1%
Maxillofacial surgery 22,516 1.0%
Microsurgery 24,573 1.1%
Nose reshaping (Rhinoplasty) 55,953 2.5%
Retin-A® treatment 106,862 4.8%
Scar revision 47,100 2.1%
Subcutaneous mastectomy 1,500 0.1%
Thigh lift 3,785 0.2%
Tummy tuck (Abdominoplasty) 46,597 (857) * 2.1%
Tumor removal 509,457 23.0%
Upper arm lift (Brachioplasty) 1,939 0.1%
Wrinkle injection (Fibril injection) 1,463 0.1%
Other reconstructive 116,620 5.3%
Reconstructive endoscopic 2,235 0.1%
Total 2,215,249 100.0%

+ All figures are projected. Figures and percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
* Figures in parentheses incidated the number of procedures being performed using an endoscope. These figures are also included in the totals for each procedure.
**Includes implants originally inserted for both cosmetic and reconstructive purposes. See Breast Surgery Statistics for reasons and replacement percentage.

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