Plastic surgery today is something that many people just like you and I consider for one reason or another. For some people, plastic surgery is needed to fix the aftermath of an accident or illness, while other people simply choose to improve upon their natural born body.

Unless your plastic surgery procedure is medically necessary, most insurance companies will not pay for it - at all. Thankfully, today many financial companies realize the need for loans designed especially for people who want to have expensive medical or dental work performed.

Well in 2006 over 11.5 million cosmetic surgery procedures were carried out in the United States of America alone, a 447 per cent increase in the amount of plastic surgery operations carried out in 1997.The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery’s cosmetic surgery statistics are the most comprehensive collection of data available on the number of cosmetic surgical and no surgical procedures performed in the United States.

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The top five most popular surgical procedures in 2006 include:

· Liposuction - 403,684

· Breast augmentation - 383,886

· Eyelid surgery - 209,999

· Abdominoplasty - 172,457

· Breast Reduction - 145,822

Cosmetic Non-Surgical Procedures

· Over 8 million minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, which require no surgery, were performed in 2006.

· The top five most popular non-surgical procedures in 2006 include:

· Botox - 3.1 million

· Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Restylane) - 1.5 million

· Laser hair removal - 1.4 million

· Microdermabrasion - 993,071

· Laser Skin Resurfacing - 556,172

Non-Cosmetic Plastic Surgeries

· In 2006 over five million reconstructive surgeries were performed.

· The top five reconstructive plastic surgeries in 2006

· Tumor Removal - 3.9 million

· Laceration Repair - 312,844

· Scar Revision - 164,684

· Hand Surgery - 155,810

· Breast Reduction - 104,455

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