Here’s the age distribution for 2009’s cosmetic surgery numbers (these including men and women)…

13-19 year olds:
With 209,553 procedures performed on this age group, teenagers make up 2% of 2009’s total. These include 75% of all Gynecomastia surgeries and 14% of all nose reshaping procedures.

20-29:
There were 733,650 procedures performed on this age group, which accounts for 6% of the totals.

30-39:
This age range rolled in at 2,281,673 total procedures, making up 19% of all surgeries performed in 2009.

40-54:
It should come as no surprise that the largest group is of those middle aged. These folks shelled out for nearly 5.7 million procedures last year. That’s almost HALF (47%) of all procedures performed in 2009!

55+:
Senior citizens make up the second largest group, topping out at just over 3.13 million procedures undergone in 2009, totaling 26% of all age groups.

**It is important to note that these ASPS procedural stats represent procedures performed by ASPS member surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc, as well as other physicians certified by American Board of Medical Specialties-recognized boards.

These stats were reproduced with permission from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.