Will plastic surgery improve in the future?

All the trends indicate that plastic surgery will continue to grow in popularity as it becomes less invasive and more affordable. What's more, as doctors continue to take advantage of the latest research, new technologies and innovative techniques will improve the quality of procedures even further.

The most significant change is the meteoric rise of nonsurgical procedures—mostly injectables like Botox, but also including things like laser skin resurfacing and DOT therapy. In 1997, as noninvasive procedures were just hitting the market, approximately 750,000 were performed—not much fewer than surgical procedures that year. By 2013, however, nonsurgical procedures had increased over 1,200% to nearly 10 million.

Over the same period, surgical procedures also showed a sizable increase, doubling to nearly two million. In both cases, the increase can be attributed to improvements in safety, affordability and convenience.