Breast Implant Removal Statistics

• Total breast implant removal procedures done in 2009 — 19,857
• Total breast implant removal procedures done in 2008 — 20,967
• Total breast implant removal procedures done in 2000 — 40,787
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — -5%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — -51%

• % of all cosmetic procedures done in 2009 — 1.3%
• 2009 spending on breast implant removal procedures — $46,439,336

Breast Implant Removal by Age

• # of breast implant removals done on patients ages 13-19 — 72
• # of breast implant removals done on patients ages 20-29 — 2,522
• # of breast implant removals done on patients ages 30-39 — 6,091
• # of breast implant removals done on patients ages ≥40 — 7,919

Breast Implant Removal by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 breast implant removal procedures done in Region 1 — 3,818
• 2009 % of breast implant removal procedures done in Region 1 — 19%

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

• 2009 breast implant removal procedures done in Region 2 — 3,438
• % of breast implant removal procedures done in Region 2 — 17%

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

• 2009 breast implant removal procedures done in Region 3 — 3,988
• % of breast implant removal procedures done in Region 3 — 20%

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

• 2009 breast implant removal procedures done in Region 4 — 4,337
• % of breast implant removal procedures done in Region 4 — 22%

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

• 2009 breast implant removal procedures done in Region 5 — 4,276
• % of breast implant removal procedures done in Region 5 — 22%