10 Statistics About Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery

Here are 10 ASC-specific and nationwide statistics about cosmetic/plastic surgery.

1. Here is the average physician/surgeon fee per procedure for the seven most common surgical cosmetic procedures in 2009 (total number of procedures performed in 2009 in parentheses):

• Breast augmentation silicone gel implant (311,957)* — $3,860
• Breast augmentation saline implant — $3,541
• Lipoplasty suction-assisted (283,735)** — $2,803
• Lipoplasty ultrasound-assisted — $3,095
• Blepharoplasty (149,943) — $2,717
• Rhinoplasty (138,258) — $4,493
• Abdominoplasty (127,923) — $5,381

2. The average gross charges per plastic surgery case for surgery centers is $6,426. The median is $5,866.

3. The average net revenue for plastic surgery cases in ASCs is $1,596 (median $1,487). The median net revenue was highest in the Southwest ($1,830), whereas it was lowest in the Southeast ($1,131).

4. Here are the median net revenues per plastic surgery case by the total number of ORs in a surgery center:

• 1-2 ORs — $1,490
• 3-4 ORs — $1,446
• More than 4 ORs — $1,510

5. Here are the median net revenues per plastic surgery case by the total case volume in a surgery center:

• Less than 3,000 cases — $1,498
• 3,000-5,999 cases — $1,517
• More than 5,999 cases — $1,446

6. Here are the median net revenues per plastic surgery case by the total annual revenue of a surgery center:

• Less than $4.5 million — $1,176
• $4.5 million-$7.0 million — $1,459
• More than $7.0 million — $1,698

7. The total expenditures for surgical cosmetic procedures in the United States were $5.986 billion in 2009.

8. Here are the total national expenditures for the top seven most common surgical cosmetic procedures in 2009:

• Breast augmentation silicone gel implant — $622.5 million
• Breast augmentation saline implant — $533.6 million
• Lipoplasty suction-assisted — $638.6 million
• Lipoplasty ultrasound-assisted — $173.0 million
• Blepharoplasty — $407.4 million
• Rhinoplasty — $621.2 million
• Abdominoplasty — $688.4 million

9. In 2009, there were 9.99 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States.

10. In 2009, there were 1.47 million surgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States.

*Number is total of all breast augmentation procedures, both silicone gel and saline implants.
**Number is total of all lipoplasty procedures, both suction- and ultrasound-assisted procedures.

Sources:
Items 2-5: VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Items 1, 6-10: The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank (pdf).

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