How common are calf, buttock, and male pectoral implants?

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Plastic Surgery

Despite the hype about calf, buttock, and male pectoral implants, most plastic surgeons do not perform these procedures. In 2005, only 263 people in the United States underwent calf augmentation, 2,361 had buttock augmentation, and 172 underwent pectoral augmentation. Pectoral implants declined 76% in one year and appear to be headed for extinction.

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Cosmetic Surgery

Most cosmetic surgery is done to enhance a persons features or correct disfigurement. With children, the most common procedure corrects a cleft lip or cleft palate. With adults, facelifts, removing baggy skin around the eyelids and remodeling the nose are popular types of plastic surgery. Among women, liposuction and breast augmentation are popular. Growing numbers of men are joining women in opting to have facelifts, tummy tucks, hair transplants and other types of cosmetic surgery.

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