Posts Tagged ‘baby boomers’

US surgeon says Generation X is driving demand for “aesthetic maintenance”

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Dr Michael McCracken, who heads up a cosmetic surgery clinic in Colorado, has said that people in the 31 to 45 age group are behind an increase in demand for cosmetic procedures.

His views are backed up by the latest figures to be published by The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), which showed that Generation X – those aged between 31 and 45 – accounted for 43 per cent of cosmetic procedures last year.

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Anti-ageing treatments enjoying boom from baby boomers

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

200342181-001Recent market research reveals so-called “baby boomers” are creating potentially huge revenue streams for organisations offering ways to stay forever young.

Market research firm Global Industry Analysts believes that the anti-ageing market will grow from $80bn to more than $114bn in the next three to four years. This is based on the increasing desire of people “seeking to keep the dreaded signs of ageing at bay”.

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Baby boomers staying young with cosmetic surgery

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Born in a time of social revolution and changing values, the baby boomer generation is still eager to hold on to its youth with the help of cosmetic surgery.

Now entering their 50s and 60s, the baby boomer generation still has a strong cultural identity, having been responsible for many of the biggest changes that swept through the Western world in the past few decades. (more…)

Baby boomers boost cosmetic surgery

Monday, July 27th, 2009

It has been discovered that baby boomers continue to the boost the cosmetic surgery industry despite the current economic climate. (more…)