1. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Report of 2016 Procedures
March 2017

2. 2016 Procedures Survey Methodology
Survey invitation sent to 3,853 practicing members
New for 2016 survey
Laser/light category redefined to specify conditions
Age categories for neuromodulators and fillers modified
Hair restoration removed
627 physicians reporting – 16% response rate
Data were collected for the 2016 experience and generalized to represent all ASDS members

3. Executive Summary
ASDS members performed over 10.5 million procedures in 2016 compared to 7.8 million in 2012
Top procedures: Over 3.5 million skin cancers, 3.3 million injectable neuromodulators and soft-tissue fillers, and nearly 2.8 million laser/light/energy-based procedures.
In the last 5 years, there has been a:
50% increase in melanoma
48% increase in soft-tissue fillers
2.5x increase in body contouring
5 year trend

4. Total # of Procedures Performed by Members in 2016
Total procedures
Method or type used in greatest quantity
Skin Cancer Treatments
3,513,019
Non-melanoma (3,285,757)
Laser/Light/Energy-based Procedures
2,789,694
Wrinkles (493,519)
Injectable Neuromodulators
1,971,195 -
Injectable Soft-tissue Fillers
1,352,769
Chemical Peels
424,709
Body Sculpting
387,618
Cryolipolysis (177,502)
Vein Treatments / Sclerotherapy
124,089

5. Skin Cancer Treatments
Melanoma
Non-melanoma
3,041,868
3,178,558
Procedure totals 2012 to 2016
3,513,019
Melanoma
Non-melanoma

6. Laser/Light/Energy-based Procedures
Procedure totals 2012 to 2016

7. Laser/Light/Energy-based Procedures
Total procedures in 2016

8. Neuromodulators
Procedure totals 2012 to 2016

9. Neuromodulators Patient Age Range Patient Gender Millennials Males
20% increase from 2015
50% increase in 5 years
Males
9% growth in last 5 years

10. Soft-tissue Fillers
Procedure totals 2012 to 2016

11. Soft-tissue Fillers Patient Age Range Patient Gender Males Millennials
From 2% to 9% in last 5 years
Millennials
Doubled in last year

12. Chemical Peels
Procedure totals 2012 to 2016

13. Body Sculpting
Procedure totals 2012 to 2016
387,618

14. Body Sculpting
Total procedures in 2016

15. Vein Treatment / Sclerotherapy
Procedure totals 2012 to 2016

16. End Slide