But enough people seem to know someone — or several people — who have undergone cosmetic treatment that they find themselves considering it, too. “We joke among my friends, ‘let’s all go have surgery together,’ ” said Terry Thielen, 58, who works for the municipality of Upper Brookville, N.Y., “because you hear about people having surgery and you think, well, maybe I should do it, too.” Ms. Thielen said she does not plan to have anything done. But she does feel mixed emotions about aging, thanks to what she described as a bombardment of media images of younger models and stores that stock clothing designed to fit younger people.
