Cosmetic surgery has become a real force in American culture, with nearly half a million Americans in 2006 receiving the most popular cosmetic surgery of them all, liposuction. What are the most popular cosmetic procedures done in the USA? Who gets them the most and why? Let's take a look at these questions, starting with the most popular surgery, as mentioned, liposuction. Liposuction is a catch-all phrase for a variety of body fat removal techniques wherein which a cannula is used to remove fat from the body. Liposuction refers to this technique, and not to any specific part of the body in general. Liposuction can be used to remove fat from all over the body, in places such as the arms, thighs, buttocks, knees, face, neck, abs, and breasts. The most common procedure performed on women is facial liposuction and abdominal liposuction, and for men, liposuction on the flanks, i.e. removing fat from "love handles." Prices vary by body part and amount of fat to be removed, but a good rule of them is to start at $3,000 and go up from there. Getting a nose-job is another one of the most popular procedures performed under the guise of cosmetic surgery. This involves a literal reshaping of the bone and cartilage beneath the skin. Doctors have a lot of control over how the nose can be reshaped and charge in the vein of $5,000 for this service. Breast enlargement, or breast implants, ranks up on this list as well. In this procedure, the breast is artificially enlarged by the permanently placement of saline bags inside the breast. Breast implants start at about $3,000. The facelift procedure is very popular now, and has been for many years. The procedure takes skin that has gotten "saggy" and tightens it so the face looks smoother and younger. It shouldn't be confused with liposuction, as no fat is removed from the face, but facial liposuction and a facelift can be used in conjunction to reshape the face as desired. Starting prices for a facelift come around $5,000 and go up from here. In a similar vein as getting a facelift or facial liposuction, Botox injections are used to reshape the face by removing wrinkles and lines that have developed on the skin near the eyes. Botox works by restricting the movement of certain facial muscles, which is why you might have seen parodies of botched botox treatments in which the patient can't move their face. Of all the items on this list, Botox is by far the cheapest, with treatments starting at a couple hundred dollars. |
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