The MENefits of Plastic Surgery

Oh, poor men. According to this press release, "More men than ever are joining women in the race for self-improvement through plastic surgery!"

Although it seems some Hollywood men are ditching thier clean shaven ways (with celebs like George Clooney and Benicio Del Toro sporting unstyled beards), the majority of "regular joes" still want to look good and most men aren't just stopping at the razor! More men than ever are joining women in the race for self-improvement through plastic surgery! According to recent statistics there has been a 60% increase in men having cosmetic procedures since the year 2000.

Our plastic surgeons report that the majority of men are having everything from nose jobs to facelifts, but their one concern is that they don't want to end up looking feminine. The plastic surgery of yesteryear was known to leave men looking too feminine, but now, with advancements in surgical techniques, men are able to have the anti-aging procedures they want and still look like men, younger better-looking men!

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Boo hoo. I'm sorry; I know men do suffer from body image issues and low self-esteem...that said, I just don't think it even comes close to what we women go through. Do you see male models dying on catwalks? Dove commercials for little boys, who are constantly assaulted by images of them being objectified, prettified and villified for their weight? No, no, no. When a man gets older, goes gray and gets wrinkles, he's sexy. A woman? "Past her prime." MENefits, shmenefits. Plus, there are way too many xclamation points in that press release for me to take it seriously.

I did a little looking around and according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery the top cosmetic procedures for WOMEN in 2006 were:
(Surgical)
Breast augmentation 383,885 (holy crap, that's a lot!)
Lipoplasty 350,420
Eyelid surgery 182,397
Abdominoplasty 164,800
Breast Reduction 145,822

(Nonsurgical)
Botox 2,881,119
Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Restylane) 1,519,923
Laser Hair Removal 1,308,739
Microdermabrasion 921,970
Sclerotherapy 541,291

Women accounted for 92% of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on women was over 10.5 million, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year.

Now, for MEN?
(Surgical)
Liposuction 53,263
Rhinoplasty 33,143
Eyelid surgery 27,602
Male breast reduction 23,670
Facelift 14,051

(Nonsurgical)
Botox injection 300,472
Laser hair removal 166,557
Hyaluronic Acid (Hylaform, Restylane) 73,634
Microdermabrasion 71,102
Laser Skin Resurfacing 48,451

Men had 8% of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on men was nearly 1 million, a decrease of 5 percent from the previous year.

It's just not even close.

Although I must say, wow, lots of guys are getting laser hair reduction! I did that and cried like a baby.

Source: http://www.surgery.org/press/news-release.php?iid=465

Comments

I'm sorry to say I can't muster any sympathy for men when it comes to body/appearance issues. They have it way too easy.

A guy doesn't shower/shave for a week...he's scruffy and outdoorsy!

A girl doesn't shower/shave for a week...she's unhygienic and a hairy hippy!

A guy throws on a baseball cap, tshirt and jeans...he's casual and laid back!

A girl throws on that same...she's unkempt and lazy!

Ugh. It all just drives me crazy.

you got that right, annie! double standards everywhere! wasn't there a recent study about a link between breast augmentation and suicide risk? it makes me wonder if people should be spending their cosmetic-surgery dollars on therapy instead.

I thought it was interesting that among the most popular plastic surgeries for women are both breast enlargment and breast reduction. It's like we can never be perfect! Either they're a little too big or a little too small... just be happy with the way they are!

um, you got it all wrong. men have issues too.

Hey Israel,
I'm glad you commented on this - maybe you can give some insight into the body image issues men face. And do you think it is as bad for men as for women?
Thanks!
Leslie

The numbers speak for themselves. I think its really important for folks to realize that one is beautiful from the inside out, and not from the outside towards the inside.
As a man, I'm pretty surprised by those numbers i.e men and women. I just think that people need to watch what they are consuming from the media. Its the looks, the looks and the looks, too bad!
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