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The UK's most popular plastic surgery

Figures released this week by The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons have revealed the UK's most popular plastic surgery procedures. As our infographic shows, among women, breast augmentation (enlargement) was carried out the most often, with 7,727 people going ahead with the surgery. The second most common for women is the opposite - breat reduction, at 4.014 times. The number of men going under the surgeon's knife is a lot lower than their female counterparts, but there were still 571 that had a 'nose job' and 412 that underwent an otoplasty procedure, fixing a perceived issue with the appearance of their ears.

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This chart reveals the number of cosmetic surgery procedures carried out in the UK in 2018, by gender.

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Number of total cosmetic surgical procedures among women in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by procedure
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Number of total cosmetic surgical procedures in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by procedure
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Annual number of surgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2024
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Annual number of breast augmentation procedures performed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024
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Number of total cosmetic surgical procedures among men in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by procedure
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Number of plastic surgeons in the NHS England as of 2026, by staff grade

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