Current Trends of Cosmetic Surgical Procedures With the General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowships by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

This retrospective study was performed to publish the current trends of major surgical procedures from the General Cosmetic Surgery fellowship programs offered by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018. Data were obtained from the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Fellowship data and the surgical procedures reported by fellow surgeons were analyzed from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018. Averages, trends, correlation coefficient, and coefficient of determination were calculated using Microsoft Excel. From July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018, the number of fellowship programs increased by 26.3%, and the fellows completed 633.3 procedures on average during their 1 year training. The most common procedures performed averaged per fellow were liposuction (215.1), breast augmentation (79.7), abdominoplasty (44.8), breast reduction/lift (38.9), and eyelid surgery (33.7). Strongest increasing trends in surgical procedures included circumferential abdominoplasty and breast re-augmentation. Strongest decreasing trends included body implants and vein procedures. The study demonstrated increasing, decreasing, and neutral trends over the academic years from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018. Further studies can analyze causative or correlative factors.