The Young and Plastic Surgery Hungry
Time (2008-05-07) ; Tancer, Bill
New data shows that plastic surgery has a new, younger following. No longer the domain of wealthy, aging women, plastic surgery has become a rite-of-passage for millennials.
The official site of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons confirms as much, noting that over 25 percent of visitors to the site are between the ages of 18 and 24, up from 19.6 percent in 2006. Helping to fuel the trend is the popularity of television programs such as Extreme Makeover and Nip/Tuck. Despite this, research shows that younger people are unable to afford surgical procedures due to the slowing economy.
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