The over-50s are living life to the full with many having canny investments behind them, they have plenty of free cash to splash in the UK and it comes as little surprise that many of these affluent over-50s want to spend a little money on their appearance.

The Skiers those who are Spending their Kids Inheritance have already been credited for helping a boom in retail, travel and online markets, and it looks like they are also having a big impact on the cosmetic surgery market too.

Many ‘older’ celebrities such as Sharon Osbourne and Cher have already admitted to having had cosmetic surgery and with many older celebrities looking great for their age, the older generation are starting to realize that they too can look younger. In fact, a recent survey by Saga in the UK found that over a quarter of women over 50 would have cosmetic surgery in a bid to look younger. Surgeons have claimed that they are even seeing patients in their 70s and 80s which are after some cosmetic procedure.

As is to be expected, the most popular types of cosmetic surgery are different to those of the younger generation whilst the younger patients favour enhancements such as breast enlargements, the older generation are favouring procedures such as eye lifts, face lifts and tummy tucks.