Article: 2004's Top 10 Hot Topics in Plastic Surgery; The Year in Review from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Dec. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Along with Brittany's weddings, Julia's babies and Martha's new home in a federal penitentiary - one of the biggest stories of 2004 was plastic surgery. As the experts in the specialty, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons offers its 2004 Top 10 Hot Topics in Plastic Surgery.

1. Teenage plastic surgery -- If you believe everything you read, you might think more teenagers are having cosmetic surgery than are going to college.

-- Contrary to popular belief, people 18 and younger make up only 4 percent of all cosmetic procedures. Although numbers have increased, teens are a small percentage of the total plastic surgery population.

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