"Nearly 11 million cosmetic plastic surgery operations were performed in the United States in 2006, up by 7 percent from 2005, the group said."

"It also said more than 5.2 million reconstructive plastic surgery procedures were performed last year, mostly removal of tumors."

"The most popular cosmetic choice was breast augmentation, with 329,000 reported in 2006. This is the first time "breast jobs" have passed nose reshaping surgery, performed on 307,000
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