who ranks highest in the vainest city in the US??? LA. NYC, Miami?

[.8down]

NOPE

Forbes: Salt Lake City, you're so vain
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 12/17/2007 10:40:22 AM MST


Posted: 10:15 AM- Salt Lake City is the vainest in the nation when it comes to a American Society of Plastic Surgeons study.
That according to Forbes magazine, which reports that Utah's capital city tops the organization's America's Vainest Cities for 2006.
The magazine evaluated the number of certified plastic surgeons in each city per 100,000 residents 18 and older. Salt Lake City has just 45 surgeons but averages 6 surgeons per 100,000 adults.
The ASPS found that last year, Americans had 11 million cosmetic surgical and noninvasive procedures -- up 48 percent increase from 2000.
Botox injections jumped 420 percent during the period, and sharp rises were noted for breast implants, lip plumping and other procedures as well.
Forbes says the top 50 most-populated cities were surveyed for the list:
Top 10 Vainest Cities:
1. Salt Lake City
2. San Francisco
3. San Diego
3. San Jose, CA
3. Miami
6. Louisville, KY
6. Nashville, TN
8. Virginia Beach
8. New York City
8. Los Angeles
Read the full story at Forbes.com

[el_d00der1n0]

Originally Posted by .8down

Top 10 Vainest Cities:
1. Salt Lake City
2. San Francisco
3. San Diego
3. San Jose, CA
3. Miami
6. Louisville, KY
6. Nashville, TN
8. Virginia Beach
8. New York City
8. Los Angeles
Read the full story at Forbes.com

SD!

I grew up in Houston, and at one point it was known as the second silicon city but not for technology...

[.8down]

Originally Posted by el_d00der1n0

SD!

I grew up in Houston, and at one point it was known as the second silicon city but not for technology...

I may be reading more into it but does this mean that if you are in the top few your peeps are kinda on the ugly side? well used to be at least?

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by el_d00der1n0

SD!

I grew up in Houston, and at one point it was known as the second silicon city but not for technology...

is now known as the fatest city in the US

[jcbikeski]

maybe lots of plastic surgeons love skiing and the mountains and don't mind getting fewer clients in Salt Lake.

[soul rider]

I didn't have time to do the math, but NYC and LA are at the bottom of the list. Don't those two cities have the biggest populations? So wouldn't the surgeon to population ratio be out of whack?
I read the Brianhead Utah had a murder rate of 100% a few years ago, that sounds like a bad place to live, but nobody has been murdered there in the last 10 years. So really only 1 person was killed in a population of less than 500 people.
statistics are a funny thing

[.8down]

Originally Posted by jcbikeski

maybe lots of plastic surgeons love skiing and the mountains and don't mind getting fewer clients in Salt Lake.

I suppose, but when you're a plastic surgeon say in LA making bank off the stars, I think you can afford to live where you work and just fly to where you play....

Originally Posted by soul rider

I didn't have time to do the math, but NYC and LA are at the bottom of the list. Don't those two cities have the biggest populations? So wouldn't the surgeon to population ratio be out of whack?
I read the Brianhead Utah had a murder rate of 100% a few years ago, that sounds like a bad place to live, but nobody has been murdered there in the last 10 years. So really only 1 person was killed in a population of less than 500 people.
statistics are a funny thing

calculated the number of surgeons per 100,000 people. Though there are at least 591 plastic surgeons in New York City, there were four per 100,000 people. Salt Lake City had only 45 surgeons but a total of six per 100,000 people. Unexpected entries like Salt Lake City, Nashville and Louisville might rise to the top, given smaller populations and medical or university programs and centers that focus on plastic surgery. An influx of younger, more affluent residents into the smaller cities may also account for the rising number of plastic surgeons