Perma-youth (also seen as permayouth) is appearance of youthfulness maintained over time by using cosmetic¹ surgery; or a person who maintains such an appearance. 

Perma-youth指的是由整容手术来维持的青春永驻的外表或面貌，也可以指青春永驻的人。这个词由 permanent 和 youth 拼成，也作 permayouth。

 

People are suffering psychological damage because of society’s obsession² with “permayouth”. The hopeless battle to stay young is driving increasing numbers of men and women into cosmetic surgery clinics in a vain bid to maintain their looks. 

由于社会对“青春永驻”的痴迷，人们因此而遭受到了心理伤害。为永葆青春而进行的无望抗争使得越来越多的男男女女走进美容诊所，而这种保持容颜的努力往往是徒劳而无功。

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