Plastic surgery body with the only purpose of improving a person’s appearance and/or removing signs of aging. In 2014, nearly 16 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States alone. The number of cosmetic procedures performed in the United States has almost doubled since the start of the century. 92% of cosmetic procedures were performed on women in 2014, up from 88% in 2001. Nearly 12 million cosmetic procedures were performed in 2007, with the five most common surgeries being breast augmentation, liposuction, breast reduction, eyelid surgery and abdominoplasty. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery looks at the statistics for
Cosmetic surgery in China boost in total spending of up to 800 million RMB ($122 billion US) with the potential to reach 20.6 billion U.S. dollars by 2020. This practice covers all age groups although recent trends show a significant increase of cosmetic surgery operations among young people between the ages of 18 to 25. Men have also become an important market segment, rising from 4% of consumers to 21%. The rise of the middle class in Chinese society is one reality behind China's escalating cosmetic surgery industry. The increase in the purchasing power of over 350 million Chinese raised the level of people's