By the numbers Plastic surgery in 2005

11.5 million: Number of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures performed in the U.S. in 2005

444: Percentage increase in cosmetic procedures since 1997

$12.4 billion: Amount Americans spent on them

455,489: Number of liposuctions, the most in plastic surgery

3.3 million: Number of Botox injections, the most in non-surgical procedures

Source: www.surgery.org

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