COMPETITION in the workplace means more older people are having face lifts, new figures suggest.
"Silver surgery" is becoming popular as people opt to work longer amid concerns about retiring with a decent pension.
Many now appear to be taking the radical step of having cosmetic surgery and other procedures in order to compete in a youthful and dynamic workforce.
The Harley Medical Group said it had seen surgery among those in their 50s and 60s quadruple in the past five years.
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The company said that, five years ago, this age group made up just 5 per cent of all its patients.
But in the first three months of this year, people in their 50s and 60s made up 21 per cent of their patients.
Apart from wanting to look younger, the main reasons people wanted to have surgery were "job prospects" and "second marriages".
Those patients citing job prospects accounted for 40 per cent of people in this age group who said they wanted surgery "to remain a player in the workplace".
The most popular procedures for women in their 50s and 60s were brow lifts, breast uplifts, botox and face lifts. For men it was nose jobs and face lifts.
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