Final figures have been projected to reflect international statistics and are exclusively based on the estimated number of Plastic Surgeons in each country and the responding sample. Whereas the .‐ based study funded by the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery includes Board Certified Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists, and Otolaryngologists, this International Survey is focused entirely on board certified (or national equivalent) Plastic Surgeons. To aid in tallying the world‐wide number of plastic surgeons, representatives from National Societies provided the counts for over 90% of the 33,000 total estimated plastic surgeons. For cases in which the National Society did not provide its country’s total, a regression equation was created to estimate the number of plastic surgeons in the country based on its population size and Gross Domestic Product. .
