Plastic surgery has long been a passion for men, women and teens in the United States, but now it is a booming business across Asia and Europe, despite recession.
Aesthetic surgery, consisting of a vast variety of cosmetic procedures and treatments, is growing in popularity the world over, with over 9 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed last year in the United States alone.
Getting the plastic surgery operation or cosmetic surgery procedure done in the western countries such as UK, USA, Australia or Canada can cost a fortune, whereas the cost of plastic surgery in many Asian countries might come as a pleasant surprise.
The high international demand, outrageously expensive cost of cosmetic procedures coupled with agonizing long waiting lists are the key factors that have escalated the popularity of aesthetic treatments in low- and middle-income Asian and Latin and Central American countries such as India, Thailand, Mexico and Costa Rica.
While the outrageously expensive cosmetic procedures are out of reach for the majority of the populace in the West, these body sculpting aesthetic procedures are available in aforementioned countries at prices virtually everyone can afford.
The most popular cosmetic procedures done these days are lipoplasty (liposuction), breast implants, eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), nose job (rhinoplasty), Abdominoplasty, and facelift.
Liposuction: It is a surgical procedure that removes unwanted fat deposits from specific areas of the body using a hollow metal suction tube. This vacuum-like device is inserted beneath the skin and then it suctions the excess fat deposits accumulated around the body to provide a slimmer and shapelier silhouette. Liposuction is often performed on the abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, and upper arms. In 2011, over 205,000 liposuction procedures were performed in the United States, according to the ASAPS statistics.
Breast implants: Breast augmentation with breast implants is an immensely popular cosmetic surgery in the US, with over 307,000 procedures done last year in the country. Breast implants are saline-filled pouches slid in between the breast tissue and chest muscles, or between the chest muscles and chest wall. Implants are used for many reasons, to augment the size of both breasts, to reconstruct a breast that is removed following a mastectomy or to make asymmetrical breasts equal in size and shape.
Blepharoplasty: Eyelid surgery is done to correct drooping upper eyelids and bagginess and circles below the eyes by removing extra fat, muscle, and excess skin that may impair vision. Last year, more than 196,000 Americans underwent the cosmetic eyelid surgery to reshape their eyelids.
Rhinoplasty: A rhinoplasty or nose job is a surgical solution to the congenital and acquired abnormalities of the nose. In the surgery, a cosmetic surgeon reshapes the nose to change overall size of the nose, to change the angle between the nose and upper lip, or to narrow the span of the nostrils, bringing it in proportion with the rest of the face. In 2011, more than 244,000 nose jobs were carried out in the United States.
Facelift: Technically known as a rhytidectomy a facelift is a cosmetic surgery procedure to remove the wrinkles and sagginess in the midface. During the surgery, the facial skin is surgically stretched up toward the scalp, tightening the skin and smoothing the deep lines of the face to give you a more youthful appearance. A facelift is often performed in conjunction with other rejuvenation procedures, including forehead lift, brow lift, eyelid shaping or skin peels, in order to enhance the youthful appearance of the face. The ASAPS data shows that more than 119, 000 facelift surgeries were carried out in the United States in 2011.
Abdominoplasty: An abdominoplasty, commonly known as tummy tuck, is a procedure that flattens the abdomen by removing the excess fat and skin and tightening the abdominal muscles. As per ASAPS statistics, a total number of 115,902 tummy tucks were done in the United States in 2011.
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