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Why Young Women Are Getting Facelifts

Customers in their 20s and 30s are being driven towards this invasive surgery by ‘filler fatigue’, the use of weight-loss drugs and the development of new surgical techniques.
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A survey by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery found that 32 percent of facelifts now performed on patients aged 35-55. (Shutterstock)

Amanda Preisinger is anxious about her daughter’s impending 13th birthday party. Not for the usual reasons related to a house full of clamorous preteen children, but because it’s the first time that she will debut her new face to friends and extended family. “Obviously I’m going to tell everyone as they come in, ‘Just so you know, this is not how I look,’” says the 30-year-old real estate agent from south Florida.

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Further Reading

UK Sees Surge in Male Facelifts

Growing numbers of men and younger people are getting facelifts, a trend driven by social media, surgical innovations and weight loss drugs, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.

The Changing Face of Fillers

Cosmetic fillers and Botox are more normalised than ever before — but consumers are also more weary of looking overdone. Skinvive, the first “injectable moisturiser” to receive FDA approval, may be able to fill in the gaps.

‘Filler Fatigue’ Is Setting In

Growing concern around their long-term effects and fears of poor placement or technique are turning some consumers off from injectable fillers. There’s a new category of treatments that might fit the bill instead: biostimulators.

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