Half Of All Americans Approve Of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
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Half Of All Americans Approve Of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
A recent survey shows that almost half (48%) of all Americans, regardless of income, approved of cosmetic plastic surgery and almost a quarter would consider cosmetic surgery for themselves. According to the February 2010 report, 48% of respondents with an income of under $25,000 approve of cosmetic surgery (52% of respondents with an income between $25,000 -$50,000 approve, 55% of respondents with an income between $50,000-$75,000 approve, and 62% of respondents with an income above $75,000 approve) and 23% of the respondents who earn under $25,000 would consider cosmetic surgery for themselves.
“Twenty years ago only movie stars and rich women had plastic surgery; now people in every income bracket knows someone who has had plastic surgery or would consider plastic surgery for themselves. Even in these difficult economic times, people are willing to spend money on the things that improve their quality of life,” said Renato Saltz, MD, the president of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). “Feeling good about the way one looks is very high on the list of priorities for many Americans.”
Other key findings of the cosmetic surgery study include:
- Among all Americans, 73% of women and 66% of men said they wouldn’t be embarrassed if others knew they had cosmetic surgery
- 37% of women would consider cosmetic surgery as compared to 19% of men.
- Most Americans (71 percent) said their attitude toward cosmetic surgery had not changed in the last five years, though 20% said it was ‘more favorable.’
- 30% of married and 27% of unmarried Americans would consider cosmetic surgery for themselves now or in the future
- Women and men between the age of 35 and 40 are most likely to consider cosmetic / plastic surgery for themselves now or in the future (35%).
- Women and men are relatively close in their approval of cosmetic surgery, with women showing a slightly higher (59%) approval rating than men (51%).
- 30% of white and 22% of non-white Americans say they would consider cosmetic surgery for themselves in the future (or now).
This study was ordered by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and conducted by Synovate, an independent research firm.
According to the 2009 ASAPS Cosmetic Surgery Statistics , women had more than nine million cosmetic procedures (ninety one percent of the total) and men had more than nine hundred thousand procedures (nine percent of total). Overall, the number of nonsurgical and surgical cosmetic procedures decreased two percent from 2008.
