For Many Cosmetic Surgery Patients, Sixty Is the New Thirty

Peoria, Arizona, November 10, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Lately, it has become apparent that there has been a shift in the demographics of those seeking cosmetic surgery. More and more sixty year-olds and older, both men and women are requesting cosmetic surgical procedures customarily sought by those thirty years younger. Procedures such as tummy tucks, liposuction, first time breast augmentation, breast lifts, male breast reduction, pinning back outstanding ears (otoplasty), reshaping noses (rhinoplasty), hair transplants, etc., usually the domain of the younger patient are now being requested by much older patients.   

“People are not only living longer, they are living longer, healthier”. Dr. Richard Fisher, a cosmetic surgeon and medical director of Peoria Cosmetic Surgery, in Peoria, Arizona explains, “They are younger, both mentally and physically than their chronological age and they want to continue to participate actively in the world around them, looking their best doing so. Many in this age group are seeing a new iteration of themselves emerge, often with new careers and new partners.” 

“Recently a sixty-six year-old women asked me to perform a first time breast augmentation on her, something that she always wanted but could never do until now. With her excellent health and reasonable expectations, I could find no reason to say no.  She had a trouble free surgery with an uneventful recovery and a result with which both of us were delighted.”

Dr. Fisher continues, “Marvelous advances in the field of aesthetic surgery have made procedures much safer, with better, more predictable results and shorter recovery times. Elective outpatient cosmetic surgeries on the older patient are now not only feasible, in our practice as in many others, they are routine.”  

“With a lifetime of experiences, the more mature patient often has more reasonable expectations and follows instructions much better than their younger counterparts. Almost always, they are interesting to talk to, a pleasure to work with and the most grateful patients I have.” 

When asked are their any particular things that the older patient seeking to undergo a “younger” procedure should be aware of, Dr. Fisher states, “ Many older patients have ongoing medical conditions requiring more medications, all of which the surgeon must be fully apprised prior to surgery. The preoperative workup must be meticulous and include the patient’s primary care physician and other specialists involved in their care. Both the surgeon and the older patient must understand there can be more complications of surgery and a longer time to heal than the younger patient. But with that said, by and large, these patients do wonderfully well.”

For more information on the cosmetic procedures available to the older patient, visit Dr. Fisher’s website, www.peoriacosmeticsurgery.com