In 2024, approximately **** thousand cosmetic surgeries were carried out in the United Kingdom. This was slightly higher than 2023 figures, but lower than 2022. From 2003 to 2015 there was a steady increase in the number of cosmetic surgical procedures conducted in the UK. In 2016, Brexit and other global uncertainties may have factored into the large drop in number of surgeries.Popular types of cosmetic surgery The most popular cosmetic surgery among women in the UK in 2024 was breast augmentation with nearly ***** procedures, followed by breast reduction with approximately ***** procedures. For men, rhinoplasty was the most common surgery that year, with *** surgeries carried out. Cosmetics market in the UK In 2023, the sales value of the cosmetics market in the UK amounted to almost *** billion British pounds. This is only a slight decrease in market value compared to the highest market value in 2017, which stood at *** billion pounds. Cosmetic facial care was the leading category in the UK in skincare cosmetics, with a sales value of over *** million British pounds in 2022.

In 2024 breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery among women in the UK with ***** procedures conducted in that year. This was followed by surgical breast reduction and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Interestingly, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) is instead at ***** place if the total number of cosmetic surgeries among men and women was considered.

In 2024 breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery in the UK with ***** procedures conducted in that year. This was followed by surgical breast reduction and blepharoplasty, also known as eyelid surgery, which overtook abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) as third-place.

As of January 2025, there were *** consultants of plastic surgery in the NHS England Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS). Plastic surgeries carried out in the UK In 2024, roughly **** thousand cosmetic surgeries were carried out in the UK. Although in 2015, the figure stood at over ** thousand procedures. In 2016, Brexit and other global uncertainties may have factored into the large drop in number of surgeries. The most popular cosmetic surgery among women in the UK in 2024 was breast augmentation, In contrast for men, rhinoplasty was the most common procedure. Cosmetics market in the UK While surgery may not be viable for many people, there are plenty of cosmetic products that people are purchasing on a regular basis. In 2023, the sales value of the cosmetics market in the UK was almost *** billion British pounds. Facial care was the leading category in the UK in skincare cosmetics, with a sales value over * billion British pounds in 2022.

Again in 2024, the most popular form of cosmetic surgery for men was rhinoplasty, known as the nose job, with *** procedures in this year. It was still slightly ahead of blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), although the trend is showing that eyelid surgery may be taking over the top spot soon. The same year, otoplasty overtook liposuction at fourth place.

In 2024, approximately *** thousand non-surgical cosmetic procedures were carried out by plastic surgeons in the United Kingdom*. This was around ************ procedures higher than 2023 figures, but slightly lower than 2022. Roughly ********** of non-surgical cosmetic procedures were Botox injections, while the other ***** consisted of filler injections.

In the United Kingdom (UK) as January 2021, lip filler procedures were the most popular cosmetic procedure searched online with monthly search volume of **** thousand .This was followed by hair transplants with monthly search volume of approximately ** thousand.

Among the ten most popular cosmetic surgical procedures in the UK, blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, showed the greatest growth of ** percent in 2024 compared to 2023 numbers. Thus allowing it to move one place up, overtaking abdominoplasty, tummy tuck, as the ***** most common plastic surgery conducted in the UK in 2024.

In 2024, there were approximately ***** thousand tummy tucks performed in the UK, a slight increase from the previous year. The annual number of abdominoplasty recorded in the UK has not fluctuated as much as other popular cosmetic surgeries. Abdominoplasty is the *******most common plastic surgery in the UK.

From 2010 to 2025, the total number of plastic surgeons increased steadily in the NHS England. As of January 2024, the plastic surgery workforce in the NHS hospital and community health service workforce stood at ***** employees. Meanwhile, many NHS-trained plastic surgeon consultants work privately to perform cosmetic surgeries, which are usually paid for privately and not covered under the NHS.

This statistic displays the cosmetic surgeries individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) would like to have in 2015. The most popular cosmetic surgery choice was fat reduction with ** percent of the vote.

This statistic displays the share of respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) who had cosmetic surgery, as of 2015. The vast majority of respondents, ** percent, had never had cosmetic or plastic surgery.

This statistic displays the number of face and neck lift procedures performed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022. The number of face and neck lift procedures performed in the UK amounted to 1772 in 2022, approximately a **% increase from the preceding year.

In 2024, the number of eyelid surgeries performed in the UK stood at *****, which is higher than the previous five years. Still, figures are much lower compared to the peak of ***** in 2015.

In 2024 the number of breast augmentation procedures performed in the UK stood at *****, which is less than half of the number of surgeries performed in 2013, where the peak figure of ****** was recorded. Despite this, breast augmentation remains the most popular cosmetic surgery in the country.

This statistic shows the results of a survey asking individuals in the United Kingdom how much they think the unit cost is to have cosmetic surgery on the NHS in 2015. The average cost of cosmetic surgery is estimated to be 2,950 British pounds. The majority of respondents, 56 percent, predicted the cost to be less than two thousand five hundred British pounds.

In 2024, there were approximately *** thousand liposuctions conducted in the UK, a slight increase from the previous year. Liposuction is the ******most common plastic surgery in the UK.

Between November 2022 and May 2023, some ** corrective surgeries were carried out in the United Kingdom following cosmetic surgeries abroad. The majority of cosmetic surgery tourism took place in Turkey.It has been estimated that complications arising from cosmetic surgery from abroad can cost the NHS between ***** and ****** British pounds, depending on the patient and treatment needed.

In 2021, at ****** *********** had the highest number of plastic surgery per capita, this was followed by *********. In third place was ****** with **** plastic surgeries per 1,000 population. Even though the United States was the country with the highest number of surgical cosmetic procedures in total in 2021, the U.S. only ranked ***** in terms of number of plastic surgery per capita worldwide. In 2022, ****** has overtaken the U.S. for the highest number of surgical cosmetic procedures worldwide.