Americans are split on cosmetic plastic surgery
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024, about half of Americans (50%) say their view of cosmetic plastic surgery falls somewhere in between endorsing it and ruling it out.
One-in-four (24%) say people should never get plastic surgery if they only want it to improve their appearance, roughly twice the share (11%) who say people should always get it if they feel it would help their appearance. The rest (15%) are not sure.
Topline distribution
Americans are split on cosmetic plastic surgery.
Which of the following best represents your view on cosmetic plastic surgery?
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | media_fin |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
Which of the following best represents your view on cosmetic plastic surgery?
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.