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46. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft der Plastischen, Rekonstruktiven und Ästhetischen Chirurgen (DGPRÄC), 20. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung der Deutschen Ästhetisch-Plastischen Chirurgen (VDÄPC)

01.10. - 03.10.2015, Berlin

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ISAPS plastic surgery statistics – a closer look

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  • presenting/speaker Paul Heidekrueger - Klinikum Bogenhausen - Städt. Klinikum München, Deutschland
  • P. Niclas Broer - Klinikum Bogenhausen - Städt. Klinikum München, Deutschland
  • Milomir Ninkovic - Klinikum Bogenhausen - Städt. Klinikum München, Deutschland

Deutsche Gesellschaft der Plastischen, Rekonstruktiven und Ästhetischen Chirurgen. Vereinigung der Deutschen Ästhetisch-Plastischen Chirurgen. 46. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft der Plastischen, Rekonstruktiven und Ästhetischen Chirurgen (DGPRÄC), 20. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung der Deutschen Ästhetisch-Plastischen Chirurgen (VDÄPC). Berlin, 01.-03.10.2015. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2015. Doc260

doi: 10.3205/15dgpraec260, urn:nbn:de:0183-15dgpraec2609

Published: September 28, 2015

© 2015 Heidekrueger et al.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Background: The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) publishes their results based on surveys regarding the total numbers of aesthetic surgeries performed worldwide on a yearly basis. While providing valuable data, ISAPS’ interpretation of the published statistics leave two important factors unaccounted for: 1) the underlying base population, and 2) the number of surgeons performing the procedures. The presented analysis puts the regional and quantitative distribution of surgeries into perspective.

Methods: Statistics of the recently published ISAPS’ “International Survey on Aesthetic/Cosmetic Surgery” were analyzed by country taking into account the underlying base population according to official census data. Further, the number of surgeons per country as published by ISAPS was used to calculate the number of surgeries performed per surgeon.

Results: In 2013, as quoted by ISAPS, survey data resulted in the following ranking: 1st Brazil (1,491,721 procedures), 2nd USA (1,452,356 procedures), 3rd Mexico (486,499 procedures), 4th Germany (343,479 procedures), 5th Colombia (291,954 procedures), 6th Venezuela (231,297 procedures), 7th Spain (213,297 procedures), 8th Italy (182,680 procedures), 9th Argentina (120,652 procedures), and 10th Iran (118,079 procedures). Considering underlying populations, distribution and ranking change substantially, however. Further, the rate of surgical procedures per surgeon shows great regional variation.

Conclusion: The U.S. and Brazil are often quoted to be the countries with the highest demand for plastic surgery. However, according to the presented analysis, other countries lead the ranking. In conclusion, valuable insight regarding the demand for surgical procedures can be gained by taking specific demographic and geographic factors into consideration.