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According to a recent study by The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, it has been reported that the following six statistics in regards to the growth of plastic surgery took effect in 2010. (This was based on its online national database and annual survey of board-certified plastic surgeons)

1. Growth in cosmetic surgery. There were 13.1 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures last year, 5 percent more than in 2009. Since insurers do not typically cover cosmetic procedures, the increase reflects a rise in consumer confidence, the ASPS said.

2. Top five cosmetic surgery procedures. The top five such procedures last year, with volumes, were breast augmentation (296,000), nose reshaping (252,000), eyelid surgery (209,000), liposuction (203,000)
and tummy tuck (116,000). In addition, the number of facelifts rose by 9 percent to 113,000 procedures — their first increase since 2007. 

3. Growth in surgical body contouring. All surgical body contouring procedures saw growth in 2010, including breast lifts (90,000 procedures, up 3 percent), lower body lifts (10,000 procedures, up 9 percent), upper arm lifts (15,000 procedures, up 5 percent), and thigh lifts (9,000 procedures, up 8 percent).

4. Growth in minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. The number of such procedures increased 5 percent, totaling 11.6 million procedures in 2010. The top five minimally invasive procedures, with volumes, were Botulinum toxin type A (5.4 million), soft tissue fillers (1.8 million), chemical peel (1.1 million), laser hair removal (938,000) and microdermabrasion (825,000).

5. Increase in reconstructive plastic surgery. Such surgeries, which are typically covered by insurers, increased 2 percent in 2010, to a total volume of 5.3 million. 

6. Top five reconstructive procedures. The top five reconstructive procedures in 2010, with volumes, were tumor removal (4 million), laceration repair (357,000), scar revision (161,000), hand surgery (106,000), and breast reconstruction (93,000). Breast reconstruction was up 8 percent in 2010, taking the No. 5 slot from maxillofacial surgery.

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Brand new year, brand new spaMedica!!

With it being a new year, we thought we'd take some time to give a few things back to all you lovely people out there, and so to be more 

• Brand new website!! You can find this at our usual address, which is http://www.spamedica.co.uk and here you'll find information about us, our staff, our treatments and much more

• Twitter!! We've been tweeting for a while now and we'd like to get to know our followers a bit more, why not come say hi :) you can find us @spamedica

• Linkedin!! For all you Linkedin people out there, we've now got a company profile which lists all our treatments, staff profiles and company information, you can find this here

• Youtube!! We'll be updating this on a regular basis. Here you'll find handy videos on hints and tips when it comes to cosmetic surgery, as well as information on spaMedica. You can find it here.

• Flickr!! We like to show people what the new clinic looks like and so here, you'll find a regularly updated gallery showcasing all our consulation rooms, treatment areas, etc

They'll be much more coming soon, so why not join our mailing list?? It's free and we'll keep you updated with any information we feel you'll benefit from :) ~ thanks, spaMedica team