Beauty By Numbers.

Beauty By Numbers

Plastic Surgery

Whether measured in millimeters, grams, or ccOs, even the tiniest numbers count in a plastic surgeonOs operating room. A look at the big picture figures behind AmericaOs desire to beat Mother Nature at her own game. NSARAH VAN BOVEN

8: Century b.c. in which Indian physician Sushruta is believed to have performed the first rhinoplasty. 1827: Year John Peter Mettauer, considered the father of American plastic surgery, performed the first cleft palate operation. 8.2 billion: Amount Americans spent on plastic surgery in 2005. 2.1 million: Total number of cosmetic operations performed that yearNa 119 percent increase …