Fat Injections Statistics

• Total fat injections procedures done in 2009 — 50,598
• Total fat injections procedures done in 2008 — 46,218
• Total fat injections procedures done in 2000 — 65,270
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — 9%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — -22%

• % of all cosmetic procedures done in 2009 — 0.5%
• 2009 spending on fat injections — $83,343,205

Fat Injections for Women

• Females undergoing fat injections in 2009 — 47,310
• Women % of total fat injections procedures in 2009 — 94%
• % change in fat injections for women, 2009 vs. 2000 — -16%

Fat Injections for Men

• Males undergoing fat injections in 2009 — 3,288
• Men % of total fat injections procedures in 2009 — 6%
• % change in fat injections for men, 2009 vs. 2008 — 9%

Fat Injections by Age

• # of fat injections done on patients ages 13-19 — 373
• # of fat injections done on patients ages 20-29 — 2,684
• # of fat injections done on patients ages 30-39 — 6,284
• # of fat injections done on patients ages ≥40 — 18,113

Fat Injections by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 fat injections procedures done in Region 1 — 8,910
• 2009 % of fat injections procedures done in Region 1 — 18%

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

• 2009 fat injections procedures done in Region 2 — 9,837
• % of fat injections procedures done in Region 2 — 19%

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

• 2009 fat injections procedures done in Region 3 — 12,189
• % of fat injections procedures done in Region 3 — 24%

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

• 2009 fat injections procedures done in Region 4 — 4,022
• % of fat injections procedures done in Region 4 — 8%

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

• 2009 fat injections procedures done in Region 5 — 15,640
• % of fat injections procedures done in Region 5 — 31%