| Americans are not shy about looking good even if | | | | report that they aren't embarrassed to be ousted |
| they have to go beyond genetics to do it. The | | | | either. When a cosmetic procedure is done |
| ASAPS (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic | | | | correctly the results should look natural and make |
| Surgery) says that in 2007 there were 11.7 million | | | | the most of the patient's natural assets making |
| plastic surgeries performed in the U.S. alone. And | | | | the odds of being found out slim unless the |
| at a scale of $3.2 billion spent on cosmetic | | | | results are dramatic such as a liposuction or |
| procedures in 2006, the price tag to look good | | | | breast augmentation. |
| isn't cheap. | | | | The most popular age group for these |
| Despite the price though Americans feel it is | | | | procedures falls in the mid age range group of 35 |
| worth it to have minor and major defects | | | | to 50 year olds who account for a whooping |
| remedied and the numbers haven't decreased | | | | 46% of the total 11.7 million such surgeries |
| even in the economic downfall of late. | | | | performed in 2007. |
| The majority of patients were once women | | | | This really isn't a surprise in a world that is |
| looking for a youthful boost in secret but that has | | | | obsessed with youth and looking young. Today |
| changed in recent times. Patients seeking | | | | people in this age group are not willing to settle |
| cosmetic procedures today include both genders | | | | for anything short of a healthy active life and |
| in a wide range of ages from teens to the elderly | | | | most patients who choose cosmetic procedures |
| and all ethnicities groups. The myth that it is only | | | | do so to make their bodies image fit in with their |
| the rich and well heeled women of reality | | | | younger mindset and healthy lifestyles. |
| television that are taking to aesthetic upgrades | | | | The most popular cosmetic treatments for 2007, |
| appears to be a shattered image in today's look | | | | the last year statistics were available, included |
| good -feel good world. | | | | eyelid surgery, tummy tucks, liposuction, dermal |
| And although most patients don't want the world | | | | fillers and breast augmentation all of which alone |
| to know why they look so good, preferring the | | | | or combined can help keep the fountain of youth |
| improvement be thought natural, most patient's | | | | alive and well for any age group. |