Table 2.
Gender-specific data on nonsurgical cosmetic procedures from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey pooled from 1995 to 2003. Data from Housman et al 2008.14
PROCEDURE | TOTAL NUMBER | TOTAL % | NUMBER WOMEN | % WOMEN | NUMBER MEN | % MEN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHEMICAL PEELS | 2,706,802 | 28.8 | 1,796,168 | 66.4 | 910,635 | 33.6 |
DERMAL FILLER | 2,570,137 | 27.3 | 1,814,297 | 70.6 | 755,841 | 29.4 |
SCLEROTHERAPY | 1,803,140 | 19.2 | 1,715,284 | 95.1 | 87,856 | 4.9 |
NEUROTOXIN | 746,079 | 7.9 | 720,977 | 96.6 | 25,102 | 3.4 |
EPILATION | 383,499 | 4.1 | 377,920 | 98.5 | 5,578 | 1.5 |
DERMABRASION | 1,172,808 | 12.5 | 953,865 | 81.3 | 218,943 | 18.7 |
COLLAGEN | 19,524 | 0.2 | 19,524 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
TOTAL | 9,401,989 | 100 | 7,398,035 | 78.7 | 2,003,954 | 21.3 |