CHICAGO -- It's hard to believe, but the eternally-young boomers are now in their 50s and 60s. And, not surprisingly, many aren't ready to concede their looks just yet. In fact, many baby boomers are determined to maintain their once-youthful appearance. According to a recent survey by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, anti-aging plastic surgery procedures such as facelifts and blepharoplasty (eyelid lifts) are on the rise. So are Botox and fillers.
The bottom line is that baby boomers are aging but they don't want their looks to do the same.
"The baby boomers are getting older but they still feel young and they want to look that way too," said AACS President Mark Berman, MD. "With anti-aging procedures, people tend to feel much better about themselves afterward."
Facelifts rose 44 percent from 2008 to 2009 in procedures by AACS members, totaling 34,455 in '09. Blepharoplasty procedures went up 42 percent, from 42,602 to 60,507. Similarly, non-invasive anti- aging procedures such as Botox (up 157 percent) and fillers (up 245 percent) rose exponentially.
In procedures performed by AACS members, the average age of facelift patients is 54.1 years. The average age for blepharoplasty is 52.3 years. In addition, the average age of patients receiving Botox is 46.6 and fillers is 46.8.
