Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery 1-713-791-0700
More Baby Boomers Undergoing
Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Baby boomers constitute about 28% of the U !o!ulation" #bout 7$ million boomers are turnin% $& in the ne't t(o decades) i"e") 10)000 boomers e*ery day" +he interestin% thin% is that many are turnin% to cosmetic sur%ery to loo, youn%er" -omen (ant to im!ro*e their facial features to ma,e them a!!ear as youn% as they feel" Pe( .esearch Council data sho(s that the ty!ical Boomer feels 9 years youn%er than their chronolo%ical a%e) (hich e'!lains (hy they (ant to loo, youn%er !hysically too" #ccordin% to a recent re!ort) Utah has the hi%hest number !er ca!ita of boomer-a%ed adults %ettin% cosmetic sur%ery !rocedures" /t !ro*ides some interestin% information about this demo%ra!hic se%ment and the demand for aesthetic treatments0 1lecti*e cosmetic sur%ery amon% boomers ha*e increased by about $&% in the last decade Non-invasive cosmetic surgery !rocedures are u! 87% in this time !eriod Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery 1-713-791-0700 Boto' is amon% the mostly fre2uently !erformed treatment) follo(ed by eyelifts) filler in3ections) nec, lifts and com!lete face lifts #t !resent) (omen com!rise the ma3ority under%oin% cosmetic treatment) thou%h the !ercenta%e of men %ettin% treatments has sho(n considerable im!ro*ement o*er the years 4or #merican (omen) life e'!ectancy has e'tended 35 years o*er the last fi*e decades" Boomers are (or,in% lon%er than before and (ant to %et to the end of their health s!an in better !hysical form" 6lder (or,ers (ant remain acti*e and en%a%ed in society) and to loo, %ood to fit in (ith youn%er co-(or,ers and to en3oy the remainin% years of their life" #ccordin% to the #merican ociety of Plastic ur%eons 7#P8) a total of 3)778)513 baby boomers had !lastic sur%ery last year" +he #merican ociety for #esthetic Plastic ur%ery 7##P8 re!orted that those o*er $& under(ent 9"7% of the total cosmetic !rocedures in 2013" -hile the decision to ha*e a cosmetic !rocedure is !ersonal) consultin% a 2ualified and e'!erienced !lastic sur%eon is critical (hen it comes to %oin% ahead" /n addition to bein% in %ood health) older !eo!le need to be a(are of the com!lications - thou%h rare - they may face) and the time that (ould be needed for reco*ery"