Cosmetic Surgery Marketing Opportunity Growing Among Minorities

Asian, Hispanic cultures are comfortable with procedures according to a recent AACS survey.

Any sort of economic rough road will do it. When the national economy is down, the American public approaches elective healthcare slowly.

The last few years have been financially bumpy for many professions, including — perhaps especially — elective medical aesthetics practices. And, just as certainly, a lot of practices have been working hard to maximize their plastic and cosmetic surgery marketing efforts and find a receptive audience.

There could be a ray of sunshine – and a potential marketing opportunity – revealed in the results of a survey released by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS). More than half of the respondents said they think the popularity of cosmetic surgery has grown among members of their racial/ethnic group in the last five years.

According to the AACS survey:

Among racial/ethnic groups, Asians reported that cosmetic surgery is most popular (31.4 percent of respondents). They were followed by Hispanics (27.4 percent) and African-Americans (18.8 percent) in cosmetic surgery popularity. About one quarter of respondents surveyed indicated they knew someone of the same racial/ethnic background who has had cosmetic surgery.

For invasive cosmetic surgery procedures, the most common surgery for Asian respondents is a facelift. Among black respondents, the top procedure is liposuction. And for Hispanic respondents, the most popular procedure is abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). More than 30 percent of respondents said they would seek out a cosmetic surgeon of the same race/ethnicity as themselves.

The survey results from the AACS might point your cosmetic and plastic surgery marketing plan in a different and more productive direction. [Survey: American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery]

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