NEW PLASTIC SURGERY APPROVAL SURVEY FINDINGS BY AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reports this month in New York that women are more likely to consider plastic surgery than they were ten years ago, but men are less likely. The new survey shows that more than half (56%) of all Americans approve of cosmetic plastic surgery and nearly one-third (30%) say they would consider going to a Manhattan plastic surgeon for cosmetic surgery themselves, either now or in the future.

The February 2009 consumer attitudes poll of 1000 American households was commissioned by the ASAPS and conducted by the independent research firm Synovate. Women are more likely than men to contemplate cosmetic surgery; 40% of women said they would consider having cosmetic surgery, compared to 18% of men. But many of those who might not want surgery themselves say it has nothing to do with what others might think. Almost three-quarters (73%) of all women and 69% of all men said that if they had cosmetic surgery done by a qualified New York city plastic surgeon, they would not be embarrassed if other people knew about it. And interestingly, while women’s general approval of cosmetic surgery now in 2009 compared to their approval in 2000 had almost no change (61% in 2000 to just 62% in 2009), men’s approval fell more significantly, with 63% in 2000 saying they approve down to just 51% in 2009.

Other key findings of the study include:

• The majority of men and women (73 percent) have not wavered on their attitude toward cosmetic surgery in the past five years; although 20 percent said their attitude was ‘more favorable’ and 7 percent that said their attitude was ‘less favorable’ than it was five years ago.
• Out of all age groups, men and women between the ages of 25 and 34 are the most likely to consider plastic surgery for themselves now or in the future.
• Men and women age 18 to 24, at 65 percent, are the most likely to approve of cosmetic surgery, while those age 55-64, at only 49 percent, are the least likely to show approval.
• Ethnicity has little effect as to whether respondents would be embarrassed if people outside their immediate family and close friends knew they had employed the services of New York plastic surgeons. Exactly the same percentage (71%) of white respondents and nonwhite respondents said they would not be embarrassed.

According to 2008 ASAPS Cosmetic Surgery Statistics and several board certified plastic surgeons New York City and other major cities nationwide saw more than 9.3 million cosmetic procedures (92 percent of total) on women, and over 800,000 procedures (8 percent of total) on men.

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