A TWO-HOUR “quickie facelift has fuelled a massive boom in cosmetic surgery, according to the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Demand is booming for the procedure among people in their 40s and 50s.

The popularity of breast reductions and body lifting have contributed to a 50 percent increase in cosmetic surgery operations in two years.

When performed by a qualified plastic surgeon, the two-hour facelift costs about $12,000 to $14,000.

“It can take a patient back to where they were 10 or 15 years ago.”

Portsea resident Angela Grantham, 55, had the procedure last year.

She said after the operation there was a little bruising near her ears, but her long hair covered it and it went away after a few weeks.

“There is a stigma about facelifts, but there shouldn’t be, (after all) women colour their hair and nobody says anything.

“I don’t mind speaking about it if it helps women to feel better about themselves.

“I feel fantastic.”