Komal Pandey confirms getting fillers: massive cosmetic surgery boom in India, liposuction tops list

Popular social media influencer Komal Pandey recently took to her Instagram account to address speculations about potential plastic surgery. In a detailed statement, she explained that around four years ago, she opted for lip and chin fillers, and even dabbled with botox, but emphatically refuted any claims of going under the knife. She regularly encounters online criticism for her fashion preferences, which some find hard to relate to, and has also been accused of modifying her looks through surgical interventions.

The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has shed light on the number of surgical procedures taken place worldwide in 2021. Numbers from the data highlight that India is currently witnessing a major boom in cosmetic surgery.

Liposuction is the most common procedure and around 22.3% of Indians got this done. It was followed by Rhinoplasty (11%), Breast Augmentation (8.5%), Gynecomastia (8.4%), and Eyelid surgery (6.6%).

Other than this, the most common non-surgical procedures taken up by Indians were Hair Removal (31.6%), Botulinum Toxin (24.6%) commonly known as botox, Hyaluronic Acid (16.5%), Chemical Peel (13.2%), and Non-Surgical Skin Tightening (7.1%).

It is worth noting that the total number of procedures in India as per 2021 data was 774,672.

Meanwhile, compared to the 2020 statistics, total procedures in the world increased by 19.3%. The United States of America is the country with the most Non-Surgical procedures.

For the study, participants completed a questionnaire that primarily focused on the number of specific surgical and non-surgical procedures they went under in 2021, along with some ancillary questions related to the impact of COVID-19, surgeon demographics, and the prevalence of medical tourism.

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