About a quarter of Americans say a friend or family member has had cosmetic surgery; only 4% have done so themselves % members of USS adults had in each group who say either they or a close friend or family members has had elective group cosmetic say surg ery
Plastic surgery has since expanded from treatments aimed mainly at repairing damage to include elective changes like liposuction or tummy tucks. While it’s now a multibillion-dollar industry, just 4% of Americans say they have ever had elective cosmetic surgery, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in spring 2016. Less invasive procedures like skin or lip injections are also rare; just 2% of U.S. adults report having had this done.
About a quarter of Americans say a friend or family  | member has had cosmetic surgery; only 4% have done  | so themselves  | % members of USS adults had in each group who say either they or a close friend or family  | members has had elective group cosmetic say surg ery  | Close familyor friend has  | Have ever had cosmetic surgery  | ever had cosmetic surgery  | U.S ad lults  | 23  | Gender  | Men  | 16  | Women  | 30  | Age  | 18-29 3  | 18  | 30-49  | 27  | 50-64  | 23  | 65+  | 23  | 6  | Gender byage  | Men 18-49  | 16  | Women 18-49  | 30  | Men 50+  | 16  | Women 50+  | 29  | Income  | $75 LOOO or more  | 6  | 31  | Less than $75 000  | 20  | Note: Respondents who have nothad orwho did notgive an answer are notshown.  | Source Survey ofu.s adults conducted April5-May2 2016  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 