The young and the plastic
Nearly a decade ago it was completely unheard of for teenagers, children and frankly even people in their early twenties to undergo elective cosmetic surgery treatments. Nowadays, Gen-Y's line up by the droves for a breast augmentation or a casual Botox injection. But what is after Generation Y – Generation Z? Reports show that teenagers and children today are acting much older than their age. In fact many are turning to plastic surgery for confidence boosts and aesthetic enhancements.
USA Today article said, "According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 160,283 children 18 and under had cosmetic interventions in 2008. The figure was even higher in 2007, tallying 205,119, but industry experts say a slowing economy probably forced the numbers down in 2008. In 2000, the number was just 145,094."
However today's children aren't those in dire need of plastic surgery like those of the past who had cleft-chins remedied or reconstructive surgery. No, today teens and youngsters are getting more risqué procedures like rhinoplasty, ear-pinning and in some extreme cases even the 'eye surgery' which is used to make people of Asian descents eyes wider.
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