Microdermabrasion Statistics

• Total microdermabrasion procedures done in 2009 — 910,168
• Total microdermabrasion procedures done in 2008 — 841,733
• Total microdermabrasion procedures done in 2000 — 868,315
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — 8%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — 5%

• % of all cosmetic procedures done in 2009 — 8.3%
• 2009 spending on microdermabrasion procedures— $138,770,848

Microdermabrasion for Women

• Females undergoing microdermabrasion in 2009 — 733,627
• Women % of total microdermabrasion procedures in 2009 — 81%
• % change in microdermabrasion for women, 2009 vs. 2000 — 105%

Microdermabrasion for Men

• Males undergoing microdermabrasion in 2009 — 176,541
• Men % of total microdermabrasion procedures in 2009 — 19%
• % change in microdermabrasion for men, 2009 vs. 2008 — 1%

Microdermabrasion by Age

• # of microdermabrasion procedures done on patients ages 13-19 — 9,563
• # of microdermabrasion procedures done on patients ages 20-29 — 74,811
• # of microdermabrasion procedures done on patients ages 30-39 — 75,698
• # of microdermabrasion procedures done on patients ages ≥40 — 395,032

Microdermabrasion by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 1 — 229,107
• 2009 % of microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 1 — 25%

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

• 2009 microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 2 — 174,898
• % of microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 2 — 19%

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

• 2009 microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 3 — 187,761
• % of microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 3 — 21%

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

• 2009 microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 4 — 101,892
• % of microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 4 — 11%

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

• 2009 microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 5 — 216,510
• % of microdermabrasion procedures done in Region 5 — 24%