Breast implants: Where they're biggest
Bigger breasts are big business. In 2010, more than 296,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed in the U.S., according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. And women are a lot more likely to get breast implants in some parts of the country than in others.
Keep clicking to see where breast jobs are biggest, based on the society's data on what percentage of plastic surgery procedures are for breast implants...
5. New England & Middle Atlantic
Breast implant surgery accounts for 14 percent of all plastic surgeries performed in the region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).
4. South Atlantic
Breast implant surgery accounts for 15 percent of all plastic surgeries performed in the region (Delaware, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia).
3. East North Central & West North Central (TIE)
Breast implant surgery accounts for 16 percent of all plastic surgeries performed in the region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota).
3. East South Central & West South Central (TIE)
Breast implant surgery accounts for 16 percent of all plastic surgeries performed in the region (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas).
1. Mountain and Pacific
Breast implants are biggest out West - they account for 38 percent of plastic surgeries in the region (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington).