Lower Body Lift Statistics

• Total lower body lift procedures done in 2009 — 8,867
• Total lower body lift procedures done in 2008 — 9,286
• Total lower body lift procedures done in 2000 — 207
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — -5%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — 4,184%

• % of all cosmetic procedures done in 2009 — 0.6%
• 2009 spending on lower body lift — $63,317,460

Lower Body Lift for Women

• Females undergoing lower body lift in 2009 — 8,074
• Women % of total lower body lift surgeries in 2009 — 91%
• % change in lower body lift for women, 2009 vs. 2000 — 283%

Lower Body Lift for Men

• Males undergoing lower body lift in 2009 — 793
• Men % of total lower body lift surgeries in 2009 — 9%
• % change in lower body lift for men, 2009 vs. 2008 — -4%

Lower Body Lift by Age

• # of lower body lift procedures done on patients ages 20-29 — 836
• # of lower body lift procedures done on patients ages 30-39 — 2,446
• # of lower body lift procedures done on patients ages ≥40 — 3,784

Lower Body Lift by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 lower body lift procedures done in Region 1 — 2,578
• 2009 % of lower body lift procedures done in Region 1 — 29%

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

• 2009 lower body lift procedures done in Region 2 — 1,332
• % of lower body lift procedures done in Region 2 — 15%

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

• 2009 lower body lift procedures done in Region 3 — 1,031
• % of lower body lift procedures done in Region 3 — 12%

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

• 2009 lower body lift procedures done in Region 4 — 1,820
• % of lower body lift procedures done in Region 4 — 21%

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

• 2009 lower body lift procedures done in Region 5 — 2,106
• % of lower body lift procedures done in Region 5 — 24%