Breast Augmentation and Breast Implant Statistics

• Breast augmentation procedures done in 2009 — 289,328
• Breast augmentation procedures done in 2008 — 307,230
• Total breast augmentation procedures done in 2000 — 212,500
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — -6%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — 36%

• % of all cosmetic procedures performed in 2009 — 19%
• 2009 spending on breast augmentation surgery — $963,839,020

Breast Augmentation by Age

• # of breast augmentations done on patients ages 13-19 — 8,199
• # of breast augmentations done on patients ages 20-29 — 86,525
• # of breast augmentations done on patients ages 30-39 — 103,738
• # of breast augmentations done on patients ages ≥40 — 80,668

Breast Augmentation by Location (U.S.)

Region 1:
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)

• 2009 breast augmentation procedures done in Region 1 — 41,420
• 2009 % of breast augmentation procedures done in Region 1 — 14%

Region 2:
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

• 2009 breast augmentation procedures done in Region 2 — 47,476
• % of breast augmentation procedures done in Region 2 — 16%

Region 3:
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, PR)

• 2009 breast augmentation procedures done in Region 3 — 45,166
• % of breast augmentation procedures done in Region 3 — 16%

Region 4:
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)

• 2009 breast augmentation procedures done in Region 4 — 47,614
• % of breast augmentation procedures done in Region 4 — 16%

Region 5:
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

• 2009 breast augmentation procedures done in Region 5 — 107,652
• % of breast augmentation procedures done in Region 5 — 37%