Women favor injectables over surgical options

Wednesday December 13, 2006 ins: Facial Cosmetic Surgery Tag(s):

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Another manifestation that minimally invasive cosmetic surgery procedures are getting ahead of the pack is the recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released last week. The survey asked nearly 800 women ages 35 to 69 about what cosmetic surgery treatment they would like to have on their faces. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of the respondents agreed that they would much rather have a facial injectable than a surgical one.

US News Wire tells us more about this.

"ASPS reported earlier this year how patients are choosing the needle over the knife for minimally-invasive procedures," said Roxanne Guy, MD, ASPS president. "These survey findings underscore that point. But the findings also illustrate that women are confused. We need to continue to educate consumers about treatment options so they can make good choices. Now we have a baseline from which to plan future public education initiatives on this growing sector of plastic surgery."

Responses from nearly 800 women ages 35 to 69 across the United States revealed that on average, women would prefer to look 13 years younger than their actual age. The signs of aging on the face that women are most likely to be extremely or very concerned with are wrinkles (44 percent) and sagging skin (41 percent). Qualified respondents had a household income of at least $35,000 in 2005 and indicated that they were at least somewhat likely to have a medical anti-aging treatment in the next two years.

Other key findings of the survey tell that women are generally confused about what injectable fillers are and what they really do. Most of them also expect that injectables give them more natural and younger looking results than surgical alternatives.

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