A growing number of women who want toned arms like Michelle Obama are turning to cosmetic surgery to achieve the desired results
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Women are increasingly opting for a type of cosmetic surgery known as arm lifts, a trend that could be fueled in part by their admiration for the strong upper limbs of first lady Michelle Obama and other celebrities, surgeons say.
Statistics released Monday by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show that the number of women getting upper arm lifts has skyrocketed in the past decade or so — from 338 in 2000 to more than 15,000 last year.
Doctors say there is no single reason behind the increase, but a recent poll conducted on behalf of the plastic surgeons association indicate celebrities from the White House to Hollywood may be having an influence.
According to the poll, the association says, women most admire the toned arms of Michelle Obama, followed closely by Jennifer Aniston. Actresses Jessica Biel and Demi Moore and daytime TV talk show host Kelly Ripa also received votes
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"I think we are always affected by the people that we see consistently, either on the big screen or on TV," ASPS Public Education Committee Chair David Reath said in a press release. "We see them and think, 'Yeah, I'd like to look like that.'"
Upper arm lifts can include liposuction or a surgical procedure known as brachioplasty, in which loose skin is removed from the back of the arms.
In all, according to the statistics, Americans underwent nearly 1.6 million cosmetic surgeries last year, down slightly from 2011 and down 16 percent compared with 2000.
For the seventh year in a row, breast augmentation was the most popular form of cosmetic surgery, with 286,000 operations performed
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In 2012, 15,457 people got upper arm lifts, 98 percent of them women, according to the association.
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