Plastic Surgery Statistics Quiz: Trivia!

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    Both the number of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures increased from 2011 to 2012.

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Explore key trends in plastic surgery with the Plastic Surgery Statistics Quiz: Trivia! Test your knowledge on the most common surgeries in 2012, demographic insights, and overall industry statistics. Ideal for learners interested in medical statistics or considering a career in cosmetic surgery.

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  • 2. 

    What was the average cost of this procedure?

    • $3,543

    • $5,279

    • $6,630

    • $8,082

    Correct Answer
    A. $8,082
    Explanation
    Breast augmentations costed on average $3,543, hair transplants were $5,279, and facelifts were $6,630.

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  • 3. 

    In 2012, how many cosmetic surgery procedures were performed?

    • 14.6 thousand

    • 146 thousand

    • 1.46 million

    • 14.6 million

    Correct Answer
    A. 14.6 million
    Explanation
    This is up 5% from 2011.

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  • 4. 

    In 2012, what was the most common type of cosmetic surgery?

    • Nose reshaping

    • Facelift

    • Liposuction

    • Breast augmentation

    Correct Answer
    A. Breast augmentation
    Explanation
    Approximately 286,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed.

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  • 5. 

    In 2012, which cosmetic surgery procedure had the most expensive average surgery cost?

    • Breast augmentation

    • Facelift

    • Lower body lift

    • Hair transplant

    Correct Answer
    A. Lower body lift
    Explanation
    In 2012, the cosmetic surgery procedure with the most expensive average surgery cost was the lower body lift. This procedure involves removing excess skin and fat from the lower body, including the abdomen, buttocks, thighs, and hips. It is a comprehensive surgery that requires extensive incisions and reshaping of multiple areas, resulting in higher surgical costs compared to other procedures such as breast augmentation, facelift, or hair transplant.

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  • 6. 

    How much money was spent on cosmetic plastic surgery in 2012?

    • $110 million

    • $1.1 billion

    • $11 billion

    • $110 billion

    Correct Answer
    A. $11 billion
    Explanation
    The correct answer is $11 billion. This means that in 2012, a total of $11 billion was spent on cosmetic plastic surgery. This indicates a significant amount of money being invested in cosmetic procedures during that year.

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  • 7. 

    After Caucasians, which ethnicity underwent the most cosmetic surgery procedures in 2012?

    • African Americans

    • Hispanics

    • Asians

    • Middle Easterners

    Correct Answer
    A. Hispanics
    Explanation
    Even as the second runner up with 1.6 million procedures having been performed on Hispanic people, Caucasians underwent more than 6 times more procedures, with 10.2 million procedures having been performed in 2012.

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  • 8. 

    In 2012, most reconstructive surgeries took place in hospitals.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Though close, 2,051,685 reconstructive surgeries took place in hospitals, while 2,691,065 take place in offices. An additional 869,799 reconstructive procedures took place in free-standing ambulatory surgical facilities.

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  • 9. 

    For men, what was the most common type of cosmetic surgery in 2012?

    • Nose reshaping

    • Facelift

    • Liposuction

    • Eyelid surgery

    Correct Answer
    A. Nose reshaping
    Explanation
    Nose reshaping accounts for 25% of male cosmetic surgery procedures.

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  • 10. 

    In 2012, which region of the country performed the most cosmetic surgery procedures?

    • Mountain/Pacific

    • North Central

    • South Central

    • New England and Mid-Atlantic

    • South Atlantic

    Correct Answer
    A. Mountain/Pacific
    Explanation
    30% of cosmetic surgeries took place in the Pacific/Mountain region, followed by the New England/Mid-Atlantic region with 19%, the South Atlantic region with 18%, the South Central region with 17%, ending with the North Central region with 16%.

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  • 11. 

    What age bracket underwent the most cosmetic surgery procedures in 2012?

    • 13-19 year olds

    • 20-29 year olds

    • 30-39 year olds

    • 40-54 year olds

    • 55 and over

    Correct Answer
    A. 40-54 year olds
    Explanation
    People in this age range account for 48% of all cosmetic surgeries.

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  • 12. 

    In 2012, what percent of cosmetic surgery procedures were on men?

    • 2%

    • 9%

    • 15%

    • 28%

    Correct Answer
    A. 9%
    Explanation
    This number is also up 5% since 2011.

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  • 13. 

    In 2012, what was the most common type of reconstructive surgery?

    • Burn care

    • Dog bite repair

    • Tumor removal

    • Breast reconstruction

    Correct Answer
    A. Tumor removal
    Explanation
    Tumor removal is overwhelmingly the most common type of reconstructive surgery each year, with over 4.2 million procedures performed in 2012.

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