Some older professionals have turned to minimally invasive plastic surgery procedures to help spruce up their career opportunities. Botox, partial face-lifts, and dental veneers are just a few of the ways seasoned workers enhance their careers.

According to Dr. Leonard Miller, a plastic surgeon and professor at Harvard Medical School, career pressures and competition in the workforce are major factors that have led to the substantial increase in the number of these procedures amongst baby boomers in the last five years.

“People want to stay competitive,” Miller said. “So we’re seeing business people who are in their 40s, 50s, 60s.”

A recent Monster.com Internet survey of 21,525 online visitors revealed that more than half the participants believed that plastic surgery procedures would improve their careers.

Older professionals who steer clear of major surgeries with long recovery times are turning to the latest non-surgical, minimally invasive procedure such as dermal fillers and lunchtime lifts, which can reduce wrinkles, diminish under-eye circles, lift sagging skin, and help them job hunt or compete in the workplace.

“They [baby boomers] know they will be judged by people who are younger, and that is making them more likely to adopt these types of cosmetic procedures,” said Kathleen Woodward, author of Aging and its Discontents.