Posted: 04/08/03

The majority of Americans approve of cosmetic surgery, according to a 2003 consumer attitudes poll conducted by the independent research firm Synovate. More than three-quarters (77%) of all women and 74% of all men said that if they had cosmetic surgery they would not be embarrassed if other people knew about it. Marital status has little to do with whether or not people surveyed would consider having cosmetic surgery, either now or in the future. About a quarter (24%) of married Americans and 25% of single Americans said they are considering cosmetic surgery either now or in the future. "Most people today see nothing usual about men and women wanting to improve their appearance by having cosmetic plastic surgery", explains ASAPS President Franklin DiSpaltro, M.D. He says that people are living longer and they want to help reverse the signs of aging then they still feel young and vigorous in so many other ways. Most important, DiSpaltro notes,"no matter what your age, cosmetic surgery should not be about changing who you are; it's about achieving harmony between how you look on the outside and how you feel inside."

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