Liposuction Is Most-Popular Procedure.

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Liposuction was the most-popular cosmetic surgery in 2000, with 672,793 procedures performed--up more than 12% from 1999-according to the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS). Liposuction has soared almost tenfold over the past decade. Following liposuction, the most popular surgeries are eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), with 465,177 procedures, breast augmentation (288,044), and facelifts (244,370).

Other highlights of the study--which tracked not only cosmetic surgeries, but a host of other cosmetic procedures--include:

* Minimally invasive skin procedures such as light chemical peels and Botox injections--often called "lunch-time procedures"--showed the largest increase. The number of Botox procedures climbed about 17% and glycolic peels went up 22%.

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