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  • Aesthetic plastic surgery is consumer-driven and influenced by financial forces.
  • Economic shifts can impact surgical demand.

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  • To explore trends in bilateral breast augmentation (BBA) demand over 11 years.
  • To examine the correlation between BBA trends and Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of consecutively presenting patients undergoing BBA over an 11-year period.
  • Correlation analysis between annual BBA procedures and GDP values.
  • Comparison of predicted BBA procedures based on predicted GDP growth with actual procedures.

Main Results:

  • A correlation was found between the annual number of breast augmentation procedures and GDP (r² = 0.34, p=0.059).
  • Predicted BBA procedures based on predicted Irish GDP growth strongly correlated with actual procedures (r² = 0.93, p=0.000001).

Conclusions:

  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a potential predictor of bilateral breast augmentation (BBA) demand.
  • Predicted GDP growth can forecast future BBA demand, enabling surgeons to adjust practice.
  • Economic indicators offer valuable insights into aesthetic surgery market trends.