The American Society of Plastic Surgeons estimates that in the year 2019, some 123,685 patients had a facelift within the United States, making it the fifth most popular plastic surgery that year. Ninety percent of those patients were women, and sixty-six percent of them were 55-years-old or older.
Popular ages for a facelift (ASPS)
Age | # of facelifts | % of total |
55 and over | 81,875 | 66% |
40-54 | 39,559 | 32% |
30-39 | 1,903 | 2% |
20-29 | 348 | 0% |
13-19 | 0 | 0% |
Popular ages for a facelift (ASAPS)
Age | # of facelifts | % of total |
51-64 | 38,364 | 55.6% |
65+ | 24,685 | 35.8% |
35-50 | 5,882 | 8.5% |
18-34 | 52 | 0.1% |
Sixty-six percent of facelifts are done on patients 55-years-old and older, and 32 percent of facelifts are done on patients who are between the ages of 40 and 54.