Are you interested in artificially boosting the volume of your lips? Lip augmentation is said to be a very popular operation in the United States: in 2015, surgeons performed more than 27,000 procedures.
The figures have just been published: according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (an American association that brings together many cosmetic surgeons), operations aimed at increasing the volume of lips reached a record number during the year 2015 in the United States. In total, the experts identified more than 27,000 interventions (ie one every 20 minutes approximately!), Which corresponds to a growth of 50% compared to the year 2000.
“There is a real demand vis-à-vis the increase in the volume of the lips, in particular under the impulse of certain celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, or Jennifer Garner”, analyzes Dr. David H. Song, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. “However, this type of intervention remains less popular than the mammal augmentation – our star operation! In general, cosmetic surgery interventions have increased by 115% compared to 2000. ”
Around 1400 € per lip
Lip augmentation is a cosmetic surgery operation that usually takes place under local anesthesia and that lasts about an hour. There are two techniques: the placement of artificial silicone implants (invisible) and the injections of hyaluronic acid (temporary, they last between 6 and 8 months). This operation still has a cost: count around € 1,400 per lip in case of implantation …
Regarding cosmetic surgery, France is still far from the United States, with “only” 511,000 operations in 2010, against about 3.3 million across the Atlantic. Without forgetting Brazil, which carries out 2.5 million interventions each year. A survey carried out in 2010 shows that 87% of French women would like to have cosmetic surgery to modify their stomachs (64% of participants), their thighs (50%), their buttocks (38%), or even their breasts (37 %). What if we learned to love our bodies instead?