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Perhaps it's fallout from television programming such as Nip/Tuck or Dr. 90210 or reruns of Extreme Makeover, but Internet data shows that younger adults have become the primary audience obsessed with altering their personal appearance. Once the domain of the well-to-do female in her fifties, plastic surgery has become the obsession of the least affluent segment of younger Internet users...
...Looking at other health related sites visited by 18- t 24-year-olds, reveals just how obsessed this age group is with appearance. Unlike their older counterparts who visit sites related to diseases and keeping healthy, younger Internet users flock to sites that dwell on personal appearance, such as those focused on bodybuilding, weight loss and skincare. And definitely plastic surgery...
...While surgery-themed television may be driving the interest of a younger audience, one factor appears to be key in tempering appearance-obsessed teens from altering their bodies: the failing U.S. economy...
...While older demographics continue to search for information on procedures such as face-lifts, liposuction or Botox, it's the younger Internet users who in tough economic times are focusing on improving their outer beauty, albeit at a discount price...
...Brooks Scholl reflected. “I’ve been playing lacrosse my whole life, and this is the last time I’ll ever play...It’s sad, but it was a great experience.”Still, for over 1000 fans and the younger players, the pregame ceremony presented an opportunity to celebrate the core of admirable seniors.“[The celebration] was really nice,” Duboe said. “You realize a lot about the senior class beyond lacrosse...They were great students, great players, and role models...