I really do think the library here needs to be updated. It's pathetic.

There isn't very much to do here, so I decided to take the time to do a bit of research. I flipped through books, magazines...anything I could get my hands on.

It's amazing, how many people went under the knife in 2007...and apparently, things are only getting worse.

Or, is it better? Ha. I think it's all about perspective.




Top surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures among men and women in 2007:

Liposuction 456,828
Botox 2,775,176
Breast augmentation 399,440
Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Juvederm, Restylane) 1,448,716
Eyelid surgery 240,763
Laser Hair Removal 1,412,657
Abdominoplasty 185,335
Microdermabrasion 829,658
Female breast reduction 153,087
Laser Skin Resurfacing 647,707


Top cosmetic procedures for WOMEN:

Breast augmentation 399,440
Botox 2,445,656
Lipoplasty 398,848
Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Juvederm, Restylane) 1,364,533
Eyelid surgery 208,199
Laser Hair Removal 1,226,974
Abdominoplasty 180,457
Microdermabrasion 743,748
Breast Reduction 153,087
IPL Laser Treatment 584,530


Women had 91 percent of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on women was over 10.6 million, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year. Surgical procedures increased 9 percent; nonsurgical procedures decreased by less than 1 percent. Since 1997, surgical procedures increased 142 percent, while nonsurgical procedures have increased 743 percent.

Top cosmetic procedures for MEN:

Liposuction 57,980
Botox injection 329,519
Eyelid surgery 32,564
Laser hair removal 185,684
Rhinoplasty 31,713
Microdermabrasion 85,910
Male breast reduction 20,280
Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Juvederm, Restylane) 84,184
Hair transplantation 16,491
IP laser treatment 63,177


Men had 9 percent of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on men was just over 1 million, an increase of 17 percent from the previous year. Surgical procedures increased 5 percent; nonsurgical procedures increased 21 percent. Since 1997, surgical procedures have increased 3 percent while nonsurgical procedures have increased 886 percent.

Frequency of cosmetic procedures by AGE GROUP:
% of total Age # procedures Top surgical procedure Top nonsurgical procedure
47% 35-50 5.4 million Liposuction Botox
25% 51-64 2.9 million Eyelid Surgery Botox
21% 19-34 2.4 million Breast augmentation Laser Hair Removal
6% 65 and over 700,096 Eyelid Surgery Botox
2% 18 and under 205,119 Cosmetic ear surgery Laser Hair Removal

Organ donation statistics:

During the year 2006, there were 8024 deceased organ donors in the United States. This was the first time that the number 8000 was surpassed in a calendar year. The number of deceased donors increased by 29.6% from 2002 to 2006 and by 5.6% from 2005 to 2006. The minority donation percentage also increased in 2006. African-Americans were 15.5% and Hispanics were 13.7% of the total deceased donors. According to the organs, the total donations could be

split into:
7180 kidney donations
7017 liver donations
2275 heart donations
2026 pancreas donations
1325 lung donations
184 intestine donations

According to the race/ethnicity, the total donations could be split into:
5427 white donations
1243 black donations
1097 Hispanic donations
174 Asian donations
42 multiracial donations
22 AM Indian/Alaska donations
19 Pacific Islander donations