Every person who decided to go under the knife has his own good reason. Some are seeking it to change a feature they never liked while others are doing it to maintain that young look regardless the intention is for professional or personal.

Cosmetic procedures come in two types – one that uses surgical instruments and the other does not. Both surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures come in a wide range and just last month, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery released their 15th annual multi-specialty procedural statistics, revealing the total number of surgical and nonsurgical procedures that were performed in the United States for the year 2011.

Based on the data, around 9.2 million cosmetic surgeries were conducted. And here is the top five most commonly performed procedures, which mainly involve application of surgical instruments:
  1. Liposuction – 325,332 
  2. Breast Augmentation – 316,848
  3. Abdominoplasty – 149,410
  4. Eyelid Surgery – 147,540
  5. Breast Lift – 127,054
However, with the invention of video chat technology, there is also one type of cosmetic procedure that is quickly growing in the US these days – the chin implants. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported an increase of 66 percent increase in the number of women who are considering chin augmentation as a way to restore youthful look and 76 percent in men. These figures are more than the total percentages of breast implants, Botox and liposuction.
 This rapid increase in the number of people availing for chin implant is not surprising because it is recorded that on average, a surgeon in the US who expertly uses the surgical instruments for chin implant is seen in the operating room in every 25 minutes working on patient’s chin and jawline, which are being considered as among the first areas to show signs of aging.

Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17702438
http://www.surgery.org/media/news-releases/celebrating-15-years-of-trustworthy-plastic-surgery-statistics