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Who Wants What Done? The Most Popular Plastic Surgeries, by State

Are all of your neighbors interested in the same plastic surgery? Here, the most popular Internet searches for plastic surgery by state
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Breast Reductions: South Dakota
News Flash: South Dakota is on a top ten list, and it's not a list of states Most Likely to Be the Middle of Nowhere. The Mount Rushmore State ranked No. 1 for most breast reduction searches.

Breast reductions are the only elective plastic surgery covered by insurance, and the surgery is typically sought out by women who are experiencing back pain. But Dr. Jason Pozner, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Florida, says the requirements for insurance coverage are strict. "They measure your BMI, your weight, your height, and you have to get a certain amount of fat taken out for it to be covered," he says.

First Runner-Up: Georgia

Second Runner-Up: Alabama

Read more about breast reduction cost and recovery time.

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Mommy Makeover: North Dakota
The "mommy makeover" -- a marketing term for varying combinations of tummy tucks, breast lifts, breast augmentations and liposuction -- is taking the country by storm. A recent survey by the ASAPS showed that 62 percent of American women would consider a mommy makeover if cost were no issue.

First Runner-Up: Texas

Second Runner-Up: Nebraska

Read more about mommy makeovers here.

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Botox: California
Finally, a stereotype that fits! Golden State ladies are known for their Botox, which is the fastest growing minimally invasive procedure in recent years. In 2012 alone, 6.1 million units of Botox were administered. Known as the "gateway to plastic surgery," this procedure is what gets patients in the door.

First Runner-Up: Colorado

Second Runner-Up: Washington

Related: Cheaper Than Botox: 20 Hairstyles That Will Knock Off Ten Years

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Liposuction: New York
The ASAPS reports that liposuction is second only to breast augmentation in plastic surgery procedures performed on women in the U.S., and women in New York state conducted the most searches for information about the surgery, according to RealSelf.

First Runner-Up: California

Second Runner-Up: Georgia

You can read more about liposuction cost and recovery time here.

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Breast Lift: Texas
Everything's bigger -- and, apparently higher -- in Texas. Women in Texas top the list for breast lift searches, according to RealSelf data.

First Runner-Up: North Dakota

Second Runner-Up: Oklahoma

You probably think Los Angeles is the plastic surgery capital of the country, right? Wrong. New data from RealSelf, an online forum for plastic surgery patients and hopefuls, suggests that former geographic stereotypes about plastic surgery might be pretty far off the mark.

RealSelf tracked the pageviews and searches of users and came up with some interesting numbers -- you'll be surprised to find out which ultra-religious state is most interested in getting boobs, and which rarely-mentioned, middle-of-nowhere state is most interested in getting rid of them.

Wonder where your region falls on the map of plastic surgery? Click through to find out.
BY EMILY WOODRUFF | APR 29, 2014 | SHARES
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