Americans spent over $12 billion on cosmetic procedures last year.
The medical aesthetics industry is a growth industry. Treatments are performed in medical spas or in doctor’s offices. Over the past ten years procedures have generated a tremendous amount of revenue, creating jobs and opportunities. Here are some impressive facts about the growth of the industry:
- There were nearly 11.5 million surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2006, as reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
- Non-surgical cosmetic procedures made up 83% of all the procedures.
- Since 1997, non-surgical procedures increased by 747%!
- Laser hair removal and laser skin resurfacing were two of the top five non-surgical cosmetic procedures: laser hair removal (1,475,296 procedures) laser skin resurfacing (576,509 procedures). (The others three were BOTOX® injection (3,181,592 procedures); hyaluronic acid (Dermal Fillers) (1,593,554 procedures); microdermabrasion (993,071procedures).
- Women had over 10.5 million cosmetic procedures, 92% of the total. Since 1997, non-surgical procedures have increased 749% among women.
Statistics courtesy of American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
