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The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS = American Society of Plastic Surgeons; claiming to be the world’s largest organization of plastic surgeons, with members including 92% of U.S. board-certified plastic surgeons) recently released the “2022 U.S. Plastic Surgery Treatment Volume Statistical Report”, abstract as follows:
➤ Total plastic surgery treatment volume in 2022 (surgery & minimally invasive, cosmetic & repair and reconstruction): 26.2 million;
➤ The volume of cosmetic surgeries: increased by 19% compared with 2019 (before the epidemic).
The total number of cosmetic surgeries in 2022 will be approximately 1.5 million, with the top 5 items:
1. Liposuction (325,669 times, an increase of 23% compared with 2019)
2. Breast augmentation (298,568 times, an increase of 4% from 2019)
3. Abdominal wall plastic surgery (161,948 times, an increase of 37% compared with 2019)
4. Breast lifts (143,364 times, a 30% increase from 2019)
5. Blepharoplasty (115,261 times, an increase of 13% from 2019)
The total number of minimally invasive cosmetic treatments in 2022 will be approximately 23.7 million, with the top 5 items:
1. Neurotoxin injections (8,736,591 times, an increase of 73% compared with 2019)
2. Hyaluronic acid fillers (4,883,419 times, an increase of 70% from 2019)
3. Skin resurfacing (dermabrasion, chemical peeling, laser resurfacing, etc.) (3,322,292 times)
4. Energy source skin treatment (2,915,199 times)
5. Lip augmentation injections (1,378,631 times)
The number of repair and reconstruction treatments in 2022 will be approximately 1.02 million, with the top 5 projects:
1. Tumor resection (344,697 times, a 2% decrease from 2019)
2. Hand surgery (204,412 times, the same as in 2019)
3. Breast reconstruction (151,641 times, an increase of 12% from 2019)
4. Maxillofacial surgery (52,488 times, a 29% decrease from 2019)
5. Scar repair (50,930 times, 9% less than 2019)
Post-epidemic driven
Compared with 2019 data, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) found that the overall volume of plastic surgery treatments increased significantly after the epidemic. Patients are no longer postponing treatments they had been considering, which may be attributed to increased work from home and flexible office hours giving patients more time to recover after surgery.
Focus on face and neck
Patients often start improving with the features they see first in the mirror: the face and neck. Certain trends and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced the latest plastic surgery trends; for almost a year, masks have made the eyes the main focus of the face, which may have contributed to a surge in eyelid surgery volume, making it the fourth most common surgical procedure by 2022 A lot of cosmetic surgery. Facelift surgeries have increased by 8% in the past year, and cheek implants have increased by 150%.
Body image treatments still dominate
Weight fluctuations after the epidemic have led to an increase in related surgeries and non-surgeries. Compared with 2019, the number of liposuction surgeries increased by 23%, and non-invasive cellulite reduction treatments increased by 77%. Breast augmentation remains the most popular plastic surgery procedure, closely followed by liposuction, while breast lift surgeries have grown 30% since the start of the pandemic to rank fourth. The surge in demand for breast reduction surgery, up 54% from 2019, shows that people are increasingly focusing on comfort and beauty.
Social media influences trends and perceptions
Since the outbreak, transparency has gradually increased, as patients have become more willing to share their plastic surgery experiences on social media, leading to an increase in the volume of some treatments. Injectable lip augmentation ranks among the top five most popular minimally invasive cosmetic treatments for the first time, and buccal lipectomy has also increased.
