For the fifth year, November 15th is National Botox Day across America. To mark the occasion, BetCalifornia.com decided to see how the Golden State’s interest in plastic surgery compares to the rest of the country. Believe it or not, the home of Hollywood isn’t America’s most plastic surgery-obsessed state.
It is, however, the second most.
We took a break from California sports betting updates to determine where California’s interest in medical cosmetic treatments ranks. We used Google Trends to find the relative search volume for popular plastic surgery procedures for 12 months starting November 8, 2022. As part of our research, we analyzed the following search terms: “botox”, “rhinoplasty”, “liposuction”, ” lip fillers, ‘tummy tucks’ and ‘breast augmentations.'” Based on the popularity of these terms in California, relative to the rest of America, we found that Californians are the second most plastic surgery obsessed population in the country.
Most Searched Plastic Surgery in California
The states that most search for plastic surgery
Dissection of the Data
According to our data, the state most obsessed with plastic surgery is Florida, with Utah, Nevada and Arizona rounding out the top five behind California. Meanwhile, Vermont is the least interested, followed by Maine, Wisconsin, Iowa and Wyoming.
Among the specific treatments we looked at for this study, Californians googled Botox most often. The injections are intended to reduce the appearance of wrinkles on the face, most often crow’s feet around the eye or furrows on the forehead. The treatment works by blocking nerve signals at the injection site.
Rhinoplasty – or “nose job” as it is often known – is the second most sought after plastic surgery in California. Next came breast augmentation (or breast implants), abdominoplasty (“tummy tuck”) and finally lip fillers.
While California, and especially Los Angeles, is known to be more welcoming to plastic surgery than other states, medical cosmetic treatments across the country have become much more accepted in recent times. According to a 2023 poll by the online plastic surgery resource site “RealSelf,” nearly one in four Americans has had some form of cosmetic treatment.
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Author
Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for BetCalifornia.com. A writer for film, television and the Internet, Jeff is a film buff with an MA in Popular Culture. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works full-time as a documentary filmmaker and producer.
