Ripe Old Age

Doreen Picozzi

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May 30, 2019

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I don’t know how to become an old lady.

Some 17,721,671 Americans underwent a cosmetic procedure last year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, up 163% since 2000. Of those, 15.9 million opted for the “minimally invasive procedures” we call injections. People are getting smoother. But have we forgotten how to get old?