Why be a grandma when you can be a glam-ma?
Fed up with not looking as young as they feel, more mature women -- in their 50s, 60s and 70s -- are turning to plastic surgery for so-called "grandma makeovers."
Similar to popular "mommy makeovers," which can help women feel rejuvenated and more confident after having a baby, "grandma makeovers" are a combination of plastic surgeries designed specifically to help older women look and feel fabulous.
According to a report by the New York Post, an increasing number of older women, many who may have previously dismissed cosmetic procedures, are going under the knife for these "dramatic full-body overhauls."
Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank, a cosmetic dermatologist in New York, told The Post that older people who "use to just give up on their bodies" are now taking things into their own hands since aesthetic surgery has become more accepted in recent years.
While some women opt for more subtle procedures to tighten and tone, like fillers and injectables or laser skin resurfacing, other are going all in with facelifts, eyelid surgery, liposuction, tummy tucks and breast augmentations.
And when it comes to looking and feeling your best, age is really nothing but a number. Dr. Lyle Leipziger, the chief of plastic surgery at North Shore University Hospital, told The Post he recently performed a breast reduction on an 81-year-old.
"There is now a spike in women coming in for procedures later in life — 50, 60s, 70s — including breast improvement and tummy tucks," he said. "Over the last two years I've seen a 20% increase. This is an age group that came to me primarily for facelifts [before], but now they are doing everything for themselves."
Cosmetic dentists are also reportedly seeing a spike in older patients looking for the perfect pearly white smile.
"In previous decades, women in their 60s and 70s would say they are too old to put veneers on their teeth, but today the same group are outnumbering younger women in my practice, wanting younger looking smiles with porcelain veneers," Manhattan cosmetic dentist Marc Lowenberg told The Post.