Cosmetic Procedures

How Many People Get Cosmetic Procedures?

It’s no secret anymore that the world’s top celebrities weren’t actually born beautiful – but rather achieved their good looks through non-invasive cosmetic procedures.

At age 45, beautiful Jenny McCarthy barely looks any older than when she first posed for Playboy magazine in 1993 – thanks to Botox. And almost every star, from 20 year old Kylie Jenner to 53 year old Courteney Cox, admits that their perfect pouts are the result of lip fillers – and not heredity.

You may be thinking that this is fine for these A-listers – but wondering how many non-celebrity, everyday people actually get cosmetic procedures. As you will see, it’s probably a lot more than you think!

In this article we share statistics on the number of non-invasive cosmetic procedures performed in the United States.

Cosmetic Procedures Statistics

Data recently released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reveals that the number of cosmetic procedures performed in the United States continues to grow every year. According to their statistics, there were 15.9 million surgical and minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in the year 2015.

And since 2000, overall cosmetic procedures have risen 115 percent! However, the types of procedures patients are choosing are changing from invasive surgeries to minimally and non-invasive procedures.

While breast augmentations, liposuction and nose jobs are still among the most popular procedures, these surgeries are decreasing in number while almost every minimally and non-invasive procedure is increasing by a large margin.

Top Minimally & Non-Invasive Cosmetic Procedures

14.2 million minimally or non-invasive cosmetic procedures performed in 2015 alone. During that year the, the top 5 procedures performed were:

• Botox & Other Botulinum Type A Injections

6.7 million Botox procedures were performed in 2015. This represents a 759% increase since 2000!

• Dermal Fillers such as Juvederm, Restylane, Sculptra & Voluma

2.4 million filler procedures were performed in 2015. This is a 274% percent over the year 2000.

• Chemical Peels

1.3 million chemical peels were performed in one year, up 14% percent since 2000.

• Laser hair removal

1.1 million people had laser hair removal in 2015, more than a 50% rise from 2000