Forehead Lift Statistics

• Total forehead lift procedures done in 2009 — 42,365
• Total forehead lift procedures done in 2008 — 42,063
• Total forehead lift procedures done in 2000 — 120,971
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — 1%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — -65%

• 2009 spending on forehead lift surgery— $133,659,457
• % of all cosmetic procedures done in 2009 — 2.8%

Forehead Lift for Women

• Females undergoing forehead lift surgery in 2009 — 37,525
• Women % of total forehead lift procedures in 2009 — 89%
• % change in forehead lifts for women, 2009 vs. 2000 — -63%

Forehead Lift for Men

• Males undergoing forehead lift surgery in 2009 — 4,840
• Men % of total forehead lift procedures in 2009 — 11%
• % change in forehead lifts for men, 2009 vs. 2008 — 3%

Forehead Lift by Age

• # of forehead lift procedures done on patients ages 20-29 — 231
• # of forehead lift procedures done on patients ages 30-39 — 1,513
• # of forehead lift procedures done on patients ages ≥40 — 17,162

Forehead Lift by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 forehead lift procedures done in Region 1 — 6,542
• 2009 % of forehead lift procedures done in Region 1 — 15%

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

• 2009 forehead lift procedures done in Region 2 — 5,766
• % of forehead lift procedures done in Region 2 — 14%

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

• 2009 forehead lift procedures done in Region 3 — 7,232
• % of forehead lift procedures done in Region 3 — 17%

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

• 2009 forehead lift procedures done in Region 4 — 7,711
• % of forehead lift procedures done in Region 4 — 18%

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

• 2009 forehead lift procedures done in Region 5 — 15,114
• % of forehead lift procedures done in Region 5 — 36%