Why Women Turn to Cosmetic Surgery to Look Younger

It is not only women who are turning to cosmetic surgery in order to turn back the years, but there is certainly a great deal more pressure on women to remain as youthful as possible than there is on men. This is a society where looks can help you go far and since women have enough difficulty as it is progressing within the workplace, looking your age or older than your years doesn’t exactly help the situation. The trouble is that as more women think cosmetic surgery is the only option available to them, the greater the pressure on other women to have work done, as they don’t want to be left behind.


Everyone gets older, but for some reason, especially in the West, you are expected to disguise your age and avoid revealing how old you are. Unfortunately, despite legislation aimed at preventing ageism, age discrimination is something that is still encountered by a significant proportion of the population, especially if you happen to be a woman. There are some occupations where you just can’t get ahead or even simply stay where you are if you happen to look as though you’re getting older. While men are regarded as distinguished and wise, women are perceived as frumpy and unappealing.


Unless modelling, looks clearly have nothing to do with a woman’s capabilities and, yet, women are still judged more by their appearance than anything else. There have been a number of incidents where female news reporters and presenters have been replaced by younger women, despite the older professionals doing their job perfectly well. Men don’t have to worry about looking older on-screen; in fact, it might even enhance their credentials, since having experience is clearly a positive thing. This isn’t perceived to be the case when it comes to women.


Consequently, many women go down the cosmetic surgery route in the hopes that by having a face lift or brow lift their wrinkles will disappear and they will fit in with the youth-obsessed society of today. Not all women who opt to have cosmetic surgery have careers where looking good is particularly vital, but this doesn’t mean their looks count for nothing. When it comes to promotion, if you look like you’re approaching retirement age this clearly counts against you, as a woman, and thus it is not surprising that so many women will try anything to avoid being classed as old and ‘past it’. Whether cosmetic surgery actually makes women look younger and helps them within the workplace is another matter, though.