Cosmetic Surgery

[differenceblog]

According to a American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2007) press release, men accounted for 8% of the cosmetic procedures in the United States in 2004. Since 1997, women's cosmetic surgical procedures have increased 123%; men's have dropped by 2%. Non-surgical procedures, such as botox and laser hair removal, have increased over 700%

Comments

[astrogeek01]

Out of curiosity is "breast augmentation" inclusive of those who have breast reduction? Or is that separate? (The phrase makes me think it's separate but I'm just wondering)

I personally would consider transgender surgery in a separate category. I will be interested to see the outcome of that case -- and whether or not it will eventually lead to insurance companies also to change their policies (though I imagine that will be much longer in coming, even if this case is ruled in favor of it being medical)

[poeticalpanther]

Um...yah, "augmentation" implies "increase"*, so it couldn't really include reductions.

And yah, Dan, while SRS or related surgeries might be performed by people who took the same classes as "cosmetic" surgeons, I doubt most reasonable folk (which by definition excludes bureaucrats) would call it "cosmetic" for us.

* http://www.thefreedictionary.com/augmentation

[astrogeek01]

Just because the dictionary says "increase" doesn't mean that the people doing the research have necessarily differentiated between the two.

However, I do note that reduction is categorized separately in the first link.

[differenceblog]

note also the last sentence of the first paragraph, in which I tried to make this distinction clear: "Breast reduction was in the top 5 surgeries for both men and women."

[drinkywinky]

I do think your surgery falls into a different category, but I could also believe that cosmetic surgery is something Other People have, as opposed to people I actually know. Your surgery has a reason, a story, and a person attached to it. Other People? Who the hell knows what they're thinking.