Since 2006, especially Los Angeles plastic surgery procedures increased in the following demographic categories: up 8 percent (1,011,000) in Hispanics, up 8 percent (847,800) in African Americans, and up 26 percent (767,800) in Asian Americans. Cosmetic plastic surgery procedures increased 173 percent in Hispanics, 129 percent in African Americans, and 246 percent in Asian Americans.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the largest organization of board-certified plastic Pet house surgeons in the world.plasticsurgery. African-American patients requested nose reshaping, liposuction and breast reduction; Asian-American patients requested nose reshaping, breast augmentation and eyelid surgery; Hispanic patients requested Los Angeles breast augmentation, nose reshaping and liposuction Los Angeles.

The most commonly requested surgical procedures for ethnic patients are consistent with last year. Almost a quarter (2,626,700) of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed on ethnic patients in 2007, up 13 percent from last year, including Hispanics, African Americans and Asian Americans, according to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Sean Younai is one of thousands of board-certified plastic surgeons representing the ASPS, which comprises more than 90 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States.

Increases in these demographic categories are considerably higher when compared to ASPS data from 2000. This data, combined with an annual survey sent to American Board of Medical Specialties certified physicians most likely to perform plastic surgery, results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures.org. For more information on the ASPS visit www. .

ASPS procedural statistics are collected through the first online national database for plastic surgery procedures, Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons (TOPS). Los Angeles plastic surgeon, Dr