Getting fillers, or Botox for an “executive edge”—or at the tender age of 22—is just the beginning. Find out more about these botox and filler trends below. Photo: Unsplash If you think you’ve been seeing a lot of exceptionally smooth foreheads around, you’re onto something: The number of Botox injections given across the world is up—way up—and so is the number of people getting filler.
Combined, about 15.8 million injectable procedures were performed last year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)—and to put the scale of that number into context, it’s more than the number of people who live in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago combined. The number of neuromodulator injections (including Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport) was up 9 percent last year, for a grand total of about 9.
5 million. Hyaluronic acid fillers, like Juvéderm and Restylane, were up 8 percent, totaling about 5.3 million.
And non-hyaluronic acid fillers, like Sculptra and Radiesse, were also up 8 percent, coming in at a total of just under one million. All of this data is from the ASPS’ latest survey and trend report, released this week, in which the group shares both the latest statistics on aesthetic treatments and surgery and their insights on where they’re coming from. Here, a look at some some unexpected Botox and filler trends and motivations behind the huge popularity of injectables: “Brotox” Most Botox patients are women—specifically, women ages 40.
