But women make up 91% of cosmetic surgery patients, according to statistics gathered by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, possibly injecting an element of gender inequality into the debate.

Speaking of plastic surgery let me answer the question that inevitably comes up: I have had nothing surgical done below the neck but I did have a face-lift at 50.

Other popular procedures for this region include laser treatment of leg veins (37 percent), laser hair removal (33 percent) and liposuction, which pulls in 31 percent of the nation's procedures.