The media enjoys telling us that teen plastic surgery is on the rise and, as a surgeon, I admit seeing my fair share of teenagers at my East Coast Plastic Surgery office here in Delaware. However, contrary to this popular belief, surveys conducted by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery report otherwise.
The surveys actually show that the number of cosmetic procedures on patients 18 and younger has declined from nearly 300,000 a decade ago to125,000 last year.
Even with the massive decline, parents may be wondering what procedures teenagers are actually having. The ASAPS also reported that the most common procedures are:
- · Laser hair removal (51,000 procedures last year)
- · Skin treatments (including 16,200 chemical peels and 10,400 microdermabrasion treatments)
- · Ear surgery (10,700 procedures)
- · Nose jobs (9,100 procedures)
These top procedures, at least in my opinion, seem to coincide with more than just cosmetic reasons. Plenty of teens suffer from excess amounts of hair, acne, and deviated septums, which seems to show in which cosmetic procedures they are undergoing. It seems that perhaps teens aren’t as worried about their looks as we think they are.
To your health & beauty,
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