Cosmetic surgery: what are the most common operations?
In which countries do we operate the most?
The latest annual international survey of aesthetic procedures, published by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, was released at the end of 2019, clearly showing that cosmetic touch-ups are a global affair. But do you know which countries perform the most aesthetic operations in the world?
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The most popular cosmetic surgery procedures for women
Breast implants are the most common invasive surgery in the world. A total of 1,841,009 interventions raise it to first place in this ranking.
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Liposuction
It involves removing fat or adipose tissue from the body, using a cannula or syringe connected to a suction device. 1,482,395 women have undergone this procedure, making liposuction the second most popular cosmetic procedure.
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Blepharoplasty
Blepharoplasty is the scientific name for eyelid surgery. Basically, it corrects the excess skin that occurs over time and is the cause of the famous bags under and on the eyes. 872,367 people were operated on to correct this aspect.
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Abdominoplasty
An abdominoplasty corrects the skin, fat and muscles of the abdomen. And this, in one go. Of the 812,387 people who underwent abdominoplasty, a high percentage chose this operation following pregnancy, where abdominal deformities are common.
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The breast lift
If breast augmentation appeared in first place, in fifth place we find this time the breast lift. Up to 710,014 women have opted for this touch-up, which restores the tension of the breasts, without affecting their size.
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Rhinoplasty
A bony bump, a protruding bone, deviations or malformations of the nose can be corrected by rhinoplasty. It is one of the operations that requires the most care and recovery and 538,211 women can attest to this.
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The most popular procedures for men
Gynecomastia, although very little known to most men, appears in the first place of surgical procedures that are done on the aesthetic level. 269,720 men have had this breast reduction, for one reason or another.
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Liposuction
As with women, body volume reduction by liposuction attracted 250,225 men, which means millions of pounds of fat removed.
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Blepharoplasty
Anyone who thought that eyelid correction was a women’s business is completely wrong! In fact, 227,593 men in just one year have been operated on for this.
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Rhinoplasty
Another cosmetic operation shared by both men and women. Although the volume of men having rhinoplasty is lower than that of women, with only 188,696 operations, the trend is increasing year on year.
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L’otoplasty
Reshaping, reducing or even regluing the ears was what 98,728 men who had undergone otoplasty were looking for. One of the great complexes of the male gender.
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Abdominoplasty
Getting a six pack is the unspoken dream of millions of men. To achieve this, some start with an abdominoplasty and, from there, work on the abs. No less than 76,325 men were operated on with this idea in mind.
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The most popular non-invasive surgeries
Beyond complex surgeries like those we have just described, there are very frequent non-invasive aesthetic procedures. Alterations where the absolute queen is botulinum toxin, better known as Botox, used by no less than 5,344,764 women worldwide. Interestingly, it is also the most used non-invasive touch-up by men.
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hyaluronic acid
Slowing down aging and its obvious signs is what the 3,382,281 people who have used hyaluronic acid are looking for.
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Permanent hair removal
It’s fast, much cheaper than before and it’s very effective. However, the number of women who have used the laser for permanent hair removal seems low, only 766,768.
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