Men And Plastic Surgery: Cosmetic Enhancements For Men

While the majority of plastic surgery procedures are carried out on women, Los Angeles plastic surgeons say that the number of men going under the knife for the sake of their looks continues to grow.

Plastic surgery among men has been steadily increasing over the years and has today gained wider acceptance. Al Ahram Weekly reports recently that modern technology has made it quite simple for women who don't like the way they look to change their appearances to their liking. Like women, men now want trimmer waists, fewer wrinkles and more hair.

The word plastic comes from the Greek plastikos, which means to mould or give form to something. As the popularity of Los Angeles rhinoplasty, face lifts and various other non-surgical, anti-ageing procedures has continued to grow, men's interest in them has also increased. More and more men are having plastic surgery in order to help them look younger and more attractive.

As one ages, the stresses of daily life, combined with the effect of gravity and exposure to ultraviolet light and other factors, result in fine lines, wrinkles and a no longer quite so youthful skin. Plastic surgery, in short, is no longer only for Hollywood types and the rich and famous. Along with rhinoplasty Los Angeles male patients are becoming more and more interested in a surgical procedure designed to treat gynecomastia, what is commonly known as male breast enlargement.

Other popular procedures among men include blepharoplasty (eyelid lift), hair implants, liposuction, face or neck lifts and rhinoplasty (nose jobs). With regards to getting a nose job Los Angeles plastic surgeons note that this procedure can be done to make the nose smaller, bigger, change its angle, or correct indentations, or any other defects, and also be performed to fix nasal injuries, either from sports or trauma.

The phenomenon of more and more men turning to plastic surgery is not confined to the US. In January this year, the Harley Medical Group, the UK's largest cosmetic surgery provider, reported that men counted for 17.5 per cent of all its patients, for example. And last month alone the group reported a 26 per cent rise in men having both non-surgical and surgical procedures, despite the economic recession.