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The number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed on women and men age 65 and older has increased 352 percent since 1997, according to statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). There are special considerations when performing cosmetic surgery on older adults but that age, in itself, is not something that rules people out for surgery.
Skin elasticity, which gradually diminishes as we age, is one of the primary factors affecting the quality and longevity of results from many cosmetic surgeries. Patients who wait until relatively late in life for their first facelift or body contouring procedure may have a very large amount of tissue to be removed or tightened. It may take more than one operation to achieve the same result as with a younger patient or someone who has had a previous surgery. However, improvements can still be very dramatic.
Surgical techniques may sometimes need to be altered for older adults. For example, when a facelift is performed on someone with thinning hair, the incisions may be placed to better camouflage the scars.
For eyelid surgery, tissue removal may need to be more conservative, since older patients have a greater tendency to develop "dry eye." For facial peels, several mild peels may sometimes be preferable to a deep chemical peel, since an older adult's skin is significantly thinner.
Older patients who undergo liposuction in the abdominal area often will require a modified tummy tuck to get rid of excess skin that has lost its elasticity.
For older patients with certain types of medical conditions, extra precautions may be advisable to ensure safety. These can include additional medical personnel or, in some cases, having their cosmetic surgery in a hospital setting. When special accommodations are necessary, the overall cost of surgery may increase.
There is generally a high level of satisfaction among older patients undergoing cosmetic surgery and many say that the surgery has given them a psychological boost. They have active social lives and may be seeking new marriage partners. They want to look and feel their best.
As our life expectancy continues to increase, cosmetic surgery for older adults in is becoming increasingly common. People today see no reason to age in the traditional way. They want to look their best at every age and cosmetic surgery can help them do that.
If you are over 65 and would like information on any cosmetic procedure, please contact Dr. Joseph Serota’s Denver, Colorado area cosmetic surgery office and schedule a personal consultation.
13701 E. Mississippi Ave, Suite 220
Aurora, CO 80012
303-367-9000
800-292-4691
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