ABOUT THE INDUSTRY:
Americans spent over $12 billion on cosmetic procedures last year.
The medical aesthetics industry is a growth industry. Treatments are performed in medical spas or in doctor’s offices. Over the past ten years procedures have generated a tremendous amount of revenue, creating jobs and opportunities. Here are some impressive facts about the growth of the industry:
Since 1997, non-surgical procedures increased by 747%!
Laser hair removal and laser skin resurfacing were two of the top five non-surgical cosmetic procedures: laser hair removal (1.1 million procedures) laser skin resurfacing (466,238 procedures). (The others three were BOTOX® injection (5,670,788 procedures); hyaluronic acid (Dermal Fillers) (1,891,158 procedures); microdermabrasion (900,439 procedures).
Women had over 10.5 million cosmetic procedures, 92% of the total. Since 1997, non-surgical procedures have increased 749% among women.
Statistics courtesy of American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.