By the newly announced results by The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) it has become a fact that since 2002, the mean age of patients receiving invasive cosmetic surgery has increased. By two years has been the increase of the mean age of patients seeking the top ten most sought invasive surgeries. This increase of two years has been over the period of 2002 to 2007. The highest increases of surgery have been noted to be in the areas of forehead lift, facelift,  sclerotherapy and liposuction.