Overall demand for cosmetic procedures increased by 5 percent in 2023 over the previous year, with requests for minimally invasive work jumping 7 percent, according to a new report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Overall demand for cosmetic procedures increased by 5 percent in 2023 over the previous year, with requests for minimally invasive work jumping 7 percent. Getty Images
Looking at the most popular procedures that have been performed, interest in one danced its way to the top, and that’s something called the “ballet body” — a natural, lean-looking athletic physique like that of a dancer.
“It’s definitely a trend,” Dr. David Shafer , a renowned New York-based, double board-certified plastic surgeon and a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, confirmed to The Post.
He explained that since COVID-19, people have come to him and his colleagues wanting to look “athletic and slender,” a noted change from the “over-exaggerated features” that were popular before the lockdowns.
“Liposuction is the backbone of this trend, which is also seen in the fact that for the last couple of years, it has been the most popular surgical procedure of all,” Dr. Gabriel Chiu , an award-winning celebrity plastic surgeon and founder of Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, told The Post.
Compared to 2022, overall cosmetic surgeries increased by 5 percent and minimally invasive procedures jumped 7 percent. Getty Images/iStockphoto
However, a long list of procedures can help people achieve this look as they target different areas based on their body type and desired results.
“As plastic surgery practices opened up again [after the lockdowns], requests for a natural-looking but athletic contouring were the norm,” Dr. Chiu said.
In 2023, of the nearly 1.6 million procedures performed, the top 5 were: liposuction (up 7 percent), breast augmentation (up 2 percent), abdominoplasty (up 5 percent), breast lift (up 7 percent) and eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty (up 5 percent).
Liposuction was the top cosmetic surgical procedure performed in 2023, up 7 percent from the last year. PlasticSurgery.org
Of the estimated 25.4 million minimally invasive procedures that were performed in 2023, the top 5 were: neuromodulator injections, better known as Botox, et al (up 9 percent), hyaluronic acid fillers (up 8 percent), skin resurfacing (up 5 percent), skin treatment (up 6 percent) and lip augmentation (up 4 percent).
The upward trend comes as Americans seek to speedily shed pandemic-induced pudge, with an increasing number vying for GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to help them along.
Neuromodulator injections, such as Botox, was the most common cosmetic minimally invasive procedure performed in 2023, up 9 percent from the year before. PlasticSurgery.org
“They’re trying to live a more healthy lifestyle. They want their body to reflect that,” Dr. Chidester , AKA Dr. Chiddy, a board-certified plastic surgeon and CEO of The Plastics Clinic, told The Post.
The main group driving this trend are women in their 20s to 50s in an office setting and/or who have given birth to multiple children.
“It’s not just the appearance that they’re trying to obtain, like that fit lean look, but more so the functionality,” Dr. Chiddy said.
“It’s not like a mommy makeover. It’s like a mommy takeover. They’re taking control of their body back.”
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