"cosmetic operations" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to any type of medical procedure that is done for the purpose of improving someone's physical appearance, such as plastic surgery. For example: "Many people choose to undergo cosmetic operations to alter their physical features."
A few obscure cosmetic operations increased in 2009, despite their not-insignificant cost.
Last month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists warned against cosmetic operations for the vagina.
The number of cosmetic operations in 2009 fell by nearly 9 percent, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
On television, reality shows like "Extreme Makeover" and "Dr. 90210" normalized vanity medicine, making cosmetic operations seem cuddly and carefree.
She has had two cosmetic operations: one for her nose, and one for her eyelids and eyebrows.
Last year, according to the Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1.8 million cosmetic operations were performed in the United States.
BabyClons are hyper-realistic dolls made of platinum cured silicone – the same material used in certain cosmetic surgery operations.
A Mintel™ report 1 stated the number of cosmetic surgery operations in the UK in value terms had increased from £450 million in 2005 to £900 million in 2007, a 100% increase over three years.
She hopes to have further surgery before a final cosmetic operation.
Rib removal is a questionable cosmetic operation, often performed with abdominoplasty ('tummy-tuck') to give a person a thinner waist.
Almost two decades after a national hue and cry arose after fears that leaking silicone breast implants might cause systemic disease, breast augmentation has become the country's most popular cosmetic operation.
