Hello there, readers!

The wind-down time is fast approaching (in fact, Im impressed youre still checking your email), and people across the globe are settling in for however they celebrate December holidays.

So heres something to spark some conversation at your next get-together: Cosmetic surgery is no longer the sole domain of women over 50. Male and female millennials are now the fastest-growing demographic when it comes to getting face enhancements, writes life reporter Philippe Lpine at HuffPost Quebec in a new series.

Its increasingly common for people under the age of 30 to get any number of procedures on their faces, and yes, social media and its associated filters not to mention the constant photo-taking has a lot to do with it. But a lot of them are doing it because they want to prevent the kind of aging they see on their parents faces.

For Philippe, his interest started when he was getting a facial and the employee performing it asked if hed ever thought about using fillers. Philippe was 26 years old.

Philippe covers beauty trends, attends red carpets and is used to seeing himself on camera. I was very familiar with my appearance, both the good and the bad, he says. Through his friends, he realized that getting work done wasnt just something to think about in the future; it was something plenty of his peers were already doing.