| Bariatric Surgery.info Statistics on Liposuction Operations to Remove Excess Fat |
Figures for Lipoplasty Surgeries |
Statistics on LiposuctionA study into lipoplasty operations conducted by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) found the overall number of Liposuction procedures in 2003 increased by 13 percent percent over the number of liposuctions performed in 2002. Table 1. Number of Liposuction Operations 2000-2003
Liposuction Patients Of the total number of lipoplasty procedures performed in 2003, 287,930 (90 percent) were conducted on female patients. Tummy Tuck Comparison In 2003, a total of 101,228 tummy-tuck plastic surgeries were performed, (up from 85,752 in 2002), of which 95,644 procedures (94 percent) were conducted on female patients. Source: Gastric Bypass Bariatric Information |