Eyelid Surgery Statistics

• Total eyelid surgery procedures done in 2009 — 203,309
• Total eyelid surgery procedures done in 2008 — 221,398
• Total eyelid surgery procedures done in 2000 — 327,514
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — -8%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — -38%

• % of all cosmetic procedures performed in 2009 — 13.4%
• 2009 spending on eyelid surgery — $571,067,160

Eyelid Surgery for Women

• Females undergoing eyelid surgery in 2009 — 172,917
• Women % of total eyelid surgeries in 2009 — 85%
• % change in eyelid surgeries for women, 2009 vs. 2000 — -47%

Eyelid Surgery for Men

• Males undergoing eyelid surgery in 2009 — 30,392
• Men % of total eyelid surgeries in 2009 — 15%
• % change in eyelid surgeries for men, 2009 vs. 2008 — -3%

Eyelid Surgery by Age

• # of eyelid surgeries done on patients ages 13-19 — 1,892
• # of eyelid surgeries done on patients ages 20-29 — 3,764
• # of eyelid surgeries done on patients ages 30-39 — 13,647
• # of eyelid surgeries done on patients ages ≥40 — 86,249

Eyelid Surgery by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 1 — 38,869
• 2009 % of eyelid surgery 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 eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 2 — 26,320
• % of eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 2 — 13%

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

• 2009 eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 3 — 42,700
• % of eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 3 — 21%

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

• 2009 eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 4 — 24,189
• % of eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 4 — 12%

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

• 2009 eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 5 — 71,231
• % of eyelid surgery procedures done in Region 5 — 35%