Upper Arm Lift Statistics

• Total upper arm lift procedures done in 2009 — 14,505
• Total upper arm lift procedures done in 2008 — 14,059
• Total upper arm lift procedures done in 2000 — 338
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2008 — 3%
  • % difference, 2009 vs. 2000 — 4,191%

• % of all cosmetic procedures done in 2009 — 1%
• 2009 spending on upper arm lift — $51,760,933

Upper Arm Lift for Women

• Females undergoing upper arm lift in 2009 — 14,200
• Women % of total upper arm lift surgeries in 2009 — 98%
• % change in upper arm lift for women, 2009 vs. 2000 — 0%

Upper Arm Lift for Men

• Males undergoing upper arm lift in 2009 — 305
• Men % of total upper arm lift surgeries in 2009 — 2%
• % change in upper arm lift for men, 2009 vs. 2008 — 2%

Upper Arm Lift by Age

• # of upper arm lift procedures done on patients ages 20-29 — 1,385
• # of upper arm lift procedures done on patients ages 30-39 — 2,265
• # of upper arm lift procedures done on patients ages ≥40 — 6,057

Upper Arm Lift by Location (U.S.)

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

• 2009 upper arm lift procedures done in Region 1 — 4,250
• 2009 % of upper arm 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 upper arm lift procedures done in Region 2 — 2,132
• % of upper arm lift procedures done in Region 2 — 15%

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

• 2009 upper arm lift procedures done in Region 3 — 3,114
• % of upper arm lift procedures done in Region 3 — 21%

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

• 2009 upper arm lift procedures done in Region 4 — 1,939
• % of upper arm lift procedures done in Region 4 — 13%

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

• 2009 upper arm lift procedures done in Region 5 — 3,070
• % of upper arm lift procedures done in Region 5 — 21%