Number of young cosmetic surgery patients growing
It’s alarming enough that cosmetic surgery patients get younger by the day, especially after reports of that 12-year old girl from Texas who had liposuction as a way of losing weight.
But it’s even more alarming when a growing number of these patients go under a cosmetic surgeon’s knife so they can look like their favorites stars.
A growing number of young people are turning to plastic surgery in order to look like their favorite celebrities. In fact, 10 percent of all people who get cosmetic procedures are under 20 years old.
“Look at her. She looks completely different,” said Vicky Hahm, admiring Ashlee Simpson’s new look. Hahm is among the growing number of 20-somethings getting cosmetic surgery. She is in the doctor’s office for a series of procedures that will make her lips, skin and eyes more like that of Simpson.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Charles Lee said that he’s seen a dramatic change in his practice. It used to be filled with wealthy older women who wanted to look younger. Now, women under 25 make up a third of his business.
“Celebrities are younger and they are having plastic surgery more than before,” said Lee. “This is influencing the young people today.”[CBS11]

