The conversation surrounding social media’s impact on beauty standards is well worn, but recently it has taken a new turn - social media’s notable effect on plastic surgery, particularly that of the face. A recent study conducted by London-based cosmetic surgeon Dr Julian De Silva found that over the last two years there has been a two year drop in the average age of those seeking facial surgery. The average age is now 37-years-old for women and 43-years-old for men. And according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 66,347 cosmetic surgical procedures were performed on people between the ages of 13 and 19 in 2016, a nearly 3% increase from 2015.
The decline in average plastic surgery age and the...
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