Singularity Hub has recently and unintentionally launched an unofficial expose into the world of vain medicine. We last covered the chemotherapy cream that kills wrinkles (among other things) and now it’s time to move from the face to the next lowest body part of interest. Yes, the American Association for Plastic Surgeons just released a report that bumped breast augmentation surgery to the number one spot of all plastic surgeries performed. Boob jobs just narrowly beat out liposuction for the spot, with eyelid surgery coming in a distant third. Looks like a lot of gamblers are going to be explaining to their unhappy bookies as to why they thought liposuction was the sure winner this year.

Even though the economy has been tight, plastic surgery has still been seeing some heavy activity. The statistical breakdown is fairly predictable, with 92% of plastic surgery patients being of the fairer sex. Of the women receiving plastic surgery, 22% were between the ages of 19 and 34 while a whopping 45% were aged 35 to 60. Take a look at the ABC news video below detailing the story and explaining the difference between saline and silicone implants.

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