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by Jennifer H. Martinick, MBBS on December 28, 2014
Twenty years of hair restoration by the numbers.
Anniversaries are natural times for reflection. In October 2012, we celebrated our 20th anniversary as a professional society devoted to promoting the art and science of hair restoration. Here are some milestone numbers that help put those past 20 years in perspective:
- 11%: The worldwide number of surgical hair restoration procedures performed in 2010 was approximately 279,381, up 11% from 2008.
- 66%: Comparing the 2010 number with 2004, the number of procedures performed around the world in 2010 jumped 66% – with the Middle East (454% increase) and Asia (345% increase) experiencing the largest growth.
- 85.9%: In 2010, 85.9% of all hair restoration surgical patients worldwide were male and 14.1% were female.
- 24%: Since 2004, the number of female surgical hair restoration patients worldwide increased 24%.
- 14.2%: In fact, according to the 2011 practice data released by the ISHRS, hair restoration procedures performed on the eyelash, eyebrow and face in men and women increased 14.2% from 2008 to 2010.
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