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U.S. Minorities and Cosmetic Surgery
Statistics on the total number of cosmetic surgeries performed in the United States have been kept since 1997. Since then, cosmetic surgery procedures have increased over 440%. In that same period, the percentage of minorities who have undergone cosmetic surgery has increased as well. Minorities in the US account for 20% of the total cosmetic surgeries performed each year. Hispanics lead this trend making up 9% of total cosmetic surgeries performed, followed by African-Americans with 6%, Asians with 4% and other nonwhites make up the remaining 2%.
The number of minorities who elect to undergo cosmetic surgery has really taken a jump in the past five years. For instance, US citizens of Latino descent who are having procedures done have increased 50% since the year 2000.
Before 1990, over 90% of all cosmetic surgeries performed were primarily on affluent Caucasian women. There were many reasons for this, many of them cultural. While the culture among whites encouraged surgical solutions for image dissatisfaction, other cultures were raised with the attitude of the need to be satisfied with what you were born with. Lack of wealth and opportunity also played a major role in why so few minorities were getting cosmetic procedures done.
Another aspect in why fewer US minorities were having cosmetic procedures done is based on physical differences. People with lighter skin tones have thinner skin than people with darker skin. Thin skin shows wrinkles and aging much sooner than thicker, firmer skin. Because of this, many minorities simply do not need procedures such as eyelifts and facelifts until they are much older.
And finally, there were medical concerns and complications that needed to be overcome before successful cosmetic surgery could be performed on minorities. Thicker skin heals differently and is prone to sever scarring. These scars called keloids can be very raised and lighter in color from the rest of the skin. In the past few years many advancements have been made to reduce the occurrence and severity of keloids.
With the increase in the number of minorities becoming middle class along with the exploding popularity and acceptance of cosmetic surgery as a whole, it was only natural that US minorities who undergo cosmetic surgery would increase. Western culture is a major influence that reaches every corner of the globe and those minority communities that reside within the US are not immune to it.
Minority culture is still evident and continues to impact cosmetic surgery. Most evidently in the types of surgical procedures that are requested. This is where we see some significant differences in what cosmetic surgical procedures are most popular with minorities and that of whites. Body image is seen very differently in different cultures. African and Hispanic Americans do not have nearly as many liposuction procedures done on the thigh and buttock area. An area predominantly referred to as "saddlebags" by whites. These cultures do not feel the need to reduce this area and are, in fact, proud of the extra "baggage" in their rears.
While eye and nose surgeries are only 3rd and 4th respectively as most popular surgeries for Caucasians, they top the list for most minorities, most especially Asian Americans. In fact, 50% of Asian Americans who go in for a cosmetic surgery procedure are requesting eyelid surgery. The other 50% of surgeries for Asian Americans are primarily made up of rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) followed by breast augmentation.
One thing that is very clear is that cosmetic surgery is here to stay and will probably continue to increase in the number of cosmetic surgeries performed every year. If the last few years are any indication, the number of US minorities having cosmetic surgery operations will continue to be the fastest growing category.
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