An increasing number of older adults like Mdm Tay are fighting the effects of gravity with injections, facelifts and a range of other cosmetic procedures.

Mature adults form the fastest-growing demographic group seeking cosmetic treatments in Singapore, according to a report on plastic surgery, dental and medical aesthetic consumer trends by WhatClinic.com.

The clinic comparison website, which lists over 125,000 clinics around the world, analysed three years of data across 1,319 clinics in Singapore through its site. From April 2016 to April 2017, the percentage of older adults age 55 to 64 seeking plastic surgery doubled from 4 to 8 per cent.