Is California The Most Plastic Surgery Obsessed?

Fact Checked by Nate Hamilton

For the fifth annual year, November 15th is National Botox Day across America. As a way of commemorating 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 is not the most plastic surgery-obsessed state in America.

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 ranked. We used Google Trends to find the relative search volume for popular plastic surgeries over 12 months beginning on November 8th, 2022. As part of our research, we analyzed the following search terms:  “botox”, “rhinoplasty,” “liposuction,” “lip fillers,” “abdominoplasty,” and “breast augmentation.” Based on the popularity of these terms in California, relative to the rest of America, we found Californians to be the second most plastic surgery-obsessed population in the nation.

Most Searched Plastic Surgeries in California

ProcedureSearch Volume
Botox84
Rhinoplasty35
Abdominoplasty21
Breast Augmentation20
Lip fillers7

States Searching Plastic Surgery the Most

RANKSTATEAVERAGE SEARCH VOLUME
1Florida86.33333
2California81.66667
3Utah81.16667
4Nevada80.83333
5Arizona79.83333
6Texas79.33333
7New York76.16667
8Louisiana74
9New Mexico69.66667
10Georgia68.83333
11New Jersey68.83333
12Mississippi68.33333
13Idaho68
14Rhode Island67.66667
15Oklahoma67
16Alabama66.66667
17Tennessee66.66667
18Arkansas65.5
19South Carolina65.5
20Hawaii65
21Colorado64.83333
22Connecticut64.16667
23Illinois63.33333
24Kentucky63.16667
25Oregon61.83333
26District of Columbia61.66667
27Delaware61.16667
28Washington61.16667
29Massachusetts60.83333
30Maryland60
31Nebraska59.33333
32Alaska58.5
33West Virginia58
34Kansas57.66667
35Missouri57.5
36North Carolina57.5
37Michigan55.5
38Pennsylvania55
39North Dakota54.83333
40Virginia54.83333
41New Hampshire54.66667
42Ohio54
43Indiana53.83333
44Minnesota53.33333
45Montana52.83333
46South Dakota52.5
47Wyoming51.5
48Iowa50.33333
49Wisconsin49.16667
50Maine46.5
51Vermont42.5

Dissecting 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.

Amongst the specific treatments we considered for this study, Californians googled Botox most often. The injections are intended to reduce the appearance of wrinkles in the face, most often crow’s feet around the eye or furrow lines in the brow. The treatment works by blocking nerve signals in the area of the injection.

Rhinoplasty — or “a nose job,” as it’s often known — is the second most searched-for plastic surgery in California. Followed by breast augmentation (or breast implants), abdominoplasty (“tummy tuck”), and then lastly, lip fillers.

While it’s well-known that California, and especially Los Angeles, has been more welcoming of plastic surgery than other states, across the country medical cosmetic treatments have become far more accepted in recent times. According to a 2023 poll by the online plastic surgery resource site “RealSelf,” almost one in four Americans has had some form of cosmetic treatment.

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Author

Jeff Parker

Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for BetCalifornia.com. A writer for film, television and the internet, Jeff is a life long movie buff, with a Masters Degree in Popular Culture. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works full time as documentary filmmaker and producer.

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