Minorities Continue to Adopt Cosmetic Surgery

The longer that plastic surgery is around, the deeper it becomes embedded in our culture. And one of the fastest growing adopters of cosmetic surgery procedures are ethnic groups. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons revealed that in 2004, well over 1 million procedures were performed on minorities in the US, with Hispanics being the leading group, followed by African American’s and Asians.

Also of note, in a survey a year later, in 2005, it was revealed that the majority of of plastic surgery procedures was actually performed on the middle-class income bracket. The full breakdown is below:

• 30% with an income level of $30,000 or less
  
• 41% at $31,000 to $60,000
  
• 16% at $61,000 to $90,000
  
• 13% at $90,000 or more

It’s great to see, with all the changes happening on the social level across the country, that the plastic surgery industry is continually evolving and helping to meet the needs of Americans everywhere!