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Older adults admit plastic surgery

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NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Young U.S. adults might be more embarrassed than older Americans to admit they've had plastic surgery than older adults, a study found.

The study of 1,000 Americans age 18 years and older, commissioned by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, found 79 percent of men and 82 percent of women would not be embarrassed to admit to family and friends they've had plastic surgery.

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Twenty-one percent of men and women aged 18 to 24 said they would be self-conscious about revealing they'd had work done, while 89 percent of those in the 55 to 64 age bracket said they would have no misgivings whatsoever -- up 7 percent from a 2005 survey.

Marital status has little effect on whether a man or a woman would consider having cosmetic surgery, the survey found.

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