Almost 50% of women want to ‘turn back the clock’

A NEW SURVEY HAS FOUND THAT ALMOST 50% OF WOMEN NOW REACH A POINT IN THEIR LIFE WHERE THEY BECOME KEEN TO TURN BACK THE CLOCK WITH THEIR APPEARANCE.

THIS, OF COURSE, IS JUST ONE OF THE REASONS WHY COSMETIC SURGERY HAS BECOME SO POPULAR IN THE UK.

The figure is the result of research conducted by the Centre For Advanced Facial Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery, in which 2,000 people took part. Of the women who were included in the survey, 46% of those revealed that they wanted to ‘turn back the clock’ to their youth – in particular back to the days when they were in their 20s.

The women involved in the research pinpointed the age of 45 as the peak time when they had begun to feel ‘invisible’, as well as lacking in male attention. Meanwhile, men were found to have a similar experience when they reached the slightly more mature age of 47. According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, it’s generally women who are quick to take action though. In fact, 91% of plastic surgery procedures were performed on women in the UK in 2017.

Dr De Silva – the man behind the new survey – explained that while women in their 40s have never looked better because of diet and lifestyle, many still don’t accept their natural appearance and strive for better. He said: “Whether we like it or not, the age of invisibility happens to both sexes throughout their forties and fifties.”

The surgeon added: “For women, we found the peak age was 45. We are all living longer and healthier lives and women have never looked better in their 40s but they do feel under increasing pressure to turn back the ageing process. Men report declining levels of allure two years later at 47, though they seem happier to let nature take its course.”

Time to turn back the clock

You don’t have to hit a certain age before considering plastic surgery. Instead, you can take advantage of a cosmetic procedure before, during or after you reach your 40s. If you want to find out more about your options, be sure to get in touch with Belvedere.

HOW FILLERS CAN HELP YOU EMBRACE THE MAKE-UP FREE TREND

THE NEW FEMINIST MOVEMENT INSISTS THAT WOMEN ARE JUST FINE THE WAY THEY ARE:

there is a movement against rigorous body hair removal, with armpits and legs being allowed to sprout luxurious growth. Along with this reluctance to shave or wax comes a refusal to wear high heels, despite the salutary effect they have on the shape of the leg, and more and more women of a certain age are choosing to no longer wear makeup for every public outing.

While this rejection can feel liberating for some, it can also be very concerning for others who feel naked baring their skin, especially in the age of the selfie.From around the mid-to-late thirties, fine lines begin to creep over a women’s face. This is an almost purely female problem as men have skin that is up to twenty-five per cent thicker than a women’s, which means it resists ageing more readily than fine female skin. These lines can look attractive, giving warmth, humour and character when they form pleasingly around the eyes and mouth, but all too often they are unsightly, sagging and pulling down the corners of the mouth and emphasising the natural thinning of the lips that also occurs around this time of life.

One way to make sure that you can maintain a natural nude look for longer is by the judicious use of cosmetic processes such as lip fillers. Of course, we have all seen examples of those rare people who suffer a condition known as dysmorphia in which they have cosmetic surgery after surgery, making the end result look overdone.

These days lip fillers are made from hyaluronic acid, a substance found naturally occurring in the body. The filler is injected into the area that is showing signs of crepe skin and sagging, and plumps it up, returning it to a youthful freshness.

Properly performed processes – such as the lip fillers that Michelle Keegan is reputed to have recently invested in – are very subtle and simply erase the lines without creating that over-stretched, tight look. Fillers will eventually wear off, but the need to have them topped up occasionally is more than repaid by the admiration that will be garnered from being able to go make-up free into your fifties. To find out more, speak to us at Belvedere Clinic today.