Breast Lift Statistics

• Total breast lift procedures done in 2009 — 87,386
• Total breast lift procedures done in 2008 — 92,461
• Total breast lift procedures done in 2000 — 52,836
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — -5%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — 65%

• % of all cosmetic procedures performed in 2009 — 5.7%
• 2009 spending on breast lift surgery — $365,676,235

Breast Lift by Age

• # of breast lifts done on patients ages 13-19 — 1,603
• # of breast lifts done on patients ages 20-29 — 12,921
• # of breast lifts done on patients ages 30-39 — 28,105
• # of breast lifts done on patients ages ≥40 — 32,617

Breast Lift by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 breast lift procedures done in Region 1 — 10,867
• 2009 % of breast lift procedures done in Region 1 — 12%

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

• 2009 breast lift procedures done in Region 2 — 13,231
• % of breast lift procedures done in Region 2 — 15%

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

• 2009 breast lift procedures done in Region 3 — 18,038
• % of breast lift procedures done in Region 3 — 21%

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

• 2009 breast lift procedures done in Region 4 — 17,419
• % of breast lift procedures done in Region 4 — 20%

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

• 2009 breast lift procedures done in Region 5 — 27,831
• % of breast lift procedures done in Region 5 — 32%