Youth versus femininity: What are we truly trying to achieve?

The desire for a more youthful appearance is that for which men and women often present for consideration of aesthetic interventions. For the female patient who is contemplating facial cosmetic enhancement, a true myriad of possible treatments exist. These options include neuromodulators, light-based therapies, and soft tissue fillers, and are often touted as restoring a more "youthful" appearance to an otherwise aged-appearing face. Perhaps it is not only youth that is being restored, but femininity, which in turn is appraised as being more beautiful.