Plastic surgery is becoming among the more popular surgeries for people around the world. Many people are not satisfied with their looks. These surgeries have allowed them to make significant changes in their appearance without any scars. Let’s go through the most popular types of plastic surgeries in the world.
1. Liposuction
- It reshapes various parts of the body by removing fat deposits.
- Enhances the body’s proportion and contours.
- The U.S ranks as the top country for liposuction.
- As per records, 364,000 were performed in the U.S. in 2013.
2. Abdominoplasty – Tummy tuck
- It removes excess skin and fat surrounding the abdomen.
- Helps create a flatter and smoother abdominal figure.
- The procedure is most practiced in Australia.
- The price of Abdominoplasty ranged between $6000 to $10000.
3. Rhytidectomy – Facelifts
- It rejuvenates the skin and removes signs of ageing around the face and neck.
- Helpful to treat face sagging, deep creases along the nose, and loss of skin tone.
- Brazil remains a top destination for facelifts, and it often is less expensive to receive a facelift in Brazil than in the United States.
4. Rhinoplasty – Nose reshaping
- Enhances the proportion and appearance of the nose.
- Corrects impaired breathing that is a result of structural defects in the nose.
- As per statistics, China is ranked top among the countries where rhinoplasty procedure is performed.
- Other countries with high number of rhinoplasty surgeries are South Korea, Japan, and Brazil.
5. Blepharoplasty – Eyelid surgery
- Enhances the appearance of the lower and upper eyelids.
- Helps treat puffiness in the eyelids and drooping lower eyelids.
- The Asian Double Fold Procedure creates a distinct upper eyelid fold.
- This is in Asian countries, where. 50% of the population has no upper eyelid.
6. Otoplasty – Ear Surgery
- Improves the position, shape, and proportion of the ear.
- It can be used to treat rare cases of very large ears (macrotia) or protruding ears.
- The surgery is popular in the UK, where financial support is also available for some residents.
7. Forehead or Brow Lift
- Reverses the effects of gravity and helps tighten soft tissues on the forehead.
- Raises the forehead to a more youthful, and alert position.
- Brow and forehead lifts are common in the U.S.
- The average cost of the procedure was around $3200 in 2014.
8. Breast or buttocksAugmentation
- Makes use of fat or breast implants to increase breast size.
- Helps improve the symmetry of breasts.
- As per records, 290,000 breast augmentation surgeries were performed in the US in 2013. This makes it the top country for the procedure.
9. Mastopexy – Breast Lift
- It is done to raise and firm the breasts.
- Designed to rejuvenate a person’s figure and provide a more youthful breast profile.
- It is one of the most popular procedures in the U.S.
- As recorded by The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the number of breast lifts in the US has raised by 70% between 2000 to 2013.
10. Dermabrasion
- It is an aggressive method that removes acne scarring and lip lines.
- Can be useful to remove pre-cancerous growths, through the process of keratosis.
- There are worldwide 358 clinics in 25 countries that provide support for dermabrasion treatment.
