A new study suggests the boom in cosmetic surgery and procedures is fueled by age discrimination
Share to linkedinIt is not coincidental that injectable botulinum toxin treatments have increased by more than 800 percent since 2000.The , in the July issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, found that a significant proportion of cosmetic surgery patients reported they were undergoing anti-aging procedures due to age discrimination or fear of age discrimination.
The researchers surveyed 50 patients at a University of Pennsylvania plastic surgery clinic over a one-year period. The participants, all over age 18 and mostly women, had a mean age of of 49.4 years. Two-thirds of the patients were there to receive anti-aging treatments, including fillers and neurotoxins.
About 36 percent of the participants who experienced age discrimination said it occurred in an interpersonal context when
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