More and more young women are flocking to their local plastic surgeon's office demanding cosmetic procedures like Botox, injectable fillers, and chemical peels to keep them from looking older.

“There's more pressure than ever to, to look young, to look perfect. The accessibility of treatments like Botox and Restylane….You can go to a day spa and get it. It's like going into a Starbucks or something….It's just everywhere,” said Evelyn Crowley, assistant editor of W magazine.

According to statistics, young people between the ages of 19 and 34 account for approximately 20 percent of minimally invasive procedures. Even more, nearly 30 percent of women aged 18 to 24 said they would consider plastic surgery at some point.

“If you ask anyone in the cosmetic industry, they compare it to the metaphor of a house. It's preventative, and if you do little repairs along the way, then you won't have to get this big overhaul of a facelift in 15 or 20 years,” Crowley said.

However, not everyone agrees that the house metaphor applies to 20-somethings.

“You should wait until the lines are there—until there are lines to fill. If you can't see them, why are you treating them? When I hear the house comparison, all I can think is that these girls don't own houses and they must have an awful lot of money to throw away,” said Dr. John Joseph, a facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills.

Despite what others say, one 22-year-old woman insists that cosmetic surgery is helping to keep her young.

“If I tell a 40-year-old woman that I'm getting Botox and all this stuff, they just roll their eyes at me. But you know, I think if it had been available to them when they were in their 20s, to prevent aging, I think a lot of them would've done it as well,” she said.

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