Trends in Plastic Surgery for Men
by Dr Barry Eppley
While men are still in the minority of plastic surgery patients, their numbers have been steadily increasing. Men are different than many female patients, requiring a high degree of discretion and privacy. The top male cosmetic procedures in my practice include liposuction, rhinoplasty, gynecomastia reduction, blepharoplasty, Botox® and LipoDissolve.
While men are still in the minority of plastic surgery patients, their numbers have been steadily increasing. Men are different than many female patients, requiring a high degree of discretion and privacy. The top male cosmetic procedures in my practice include liposuction, rhinoplasty, gynecomastia reduction, blepharoplasty, Botox® and LipoDissolve.
Not surprisingly, liposuction remains the most ppular and commonly performed procedure in men given the many potential treatment areas in the body and that it can be performed in all ages. Unlike women, however, most male liposuction is done primarily in the abdomen, flank, and neck areas. Even in relatively lean individuals, fat collections at the side of the waist and flanks are common as one ages. Today's liposuction techniques have been refined to produce better results with less rippling and etching procedures for those leaner males who want an easy way to the 'six-pack' abdominal look.
Rhinoplasty has long been a popular male plastic surgery procedures, partcularly in teenagers and young males. It is far less commonly performed in the older male over 40 who have come to accept their nose, no matter how disproportionate it is to other facial features, and would feel very 'abnormal' if it were changed at this point in their life. Rhinoplasty may frequently be performed with chin augmentation if it will improve a man's facial profile over a rhinoplasty alone by bringing the chin more forward.
Gynecomastia reduction is, in my opinion, the one male plastic surgery procedure that is on the rise. Whether it be a small protrusion of the nipple in a teenager, to a more traditional larger gynecomastia in adolescents, to the sagging and deflated appearance in the middle-aged and older male, improvement in the male chest is sought out like never before.now. Liposuction, nipple lifting and reduction, and pectoral implants are potential methods for male chest enhancement. Pectoral liposuction techniques, known as etching, helps provide good definition to the outline of the pectoral muscles which can be combined with other chest contouring procedures.
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) in the male remains a common procedure. Men do not have eyelid surgery as early as women, often waiting until the aging of the eyelids is more severe. Senior age men will often only have their upper eyelids done when it obscures their vision.
Men increasingly are joining the Botox and Lipodissolve injection therapy ranks as well as having other traditional (e.g., facelift) and more exotic forms (e.g., pectoral or calf implants) of plastic surgery.
Dr Barry Eppley runs a private plastic surgery practice through his hospital-based medspa locations at Clarian Health in Indianapolis. To learn more about the latest trends in plastic surgery, spa therapies, or skin care, go to his daily blog, http://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com .
Article Source: Cleido
Rhinoplasty has long been a popular male plastic surgery procedures, partcularly in teenagers and young males. It is far less commonly performed in the older male over 40 who have come to accept their nose, no matter how disproportionate it is to other facial features, and would feel very 'abnormal' if it were changed at this point in their life. Rhinoplasty may frequently be performed with chin augmentation if it will improve a man's facial profile over a rhinoplasty alone by bringing the chin more forward.
Gynecomastia reduction is, in my opinion, the one male plastic surgery procedure that is on the rise. Whether it be a small protrusion of the nipple in a teenager, to a more traditional larger gynecomastia in adolescents, to the sagging and deflated appearance in the middle-aged and older male, improvement in the male chest is sought out like never before.now. Liposuction, nipple lifting and reduction, and pectoral implants are potential methods for male chest enhancement. Pectoral liposuction techniques, known as etching, helps provide good definition to the outline of the pectoral muscles which can be combined with other chest contouring procedures.
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) in the male remains a common procedure. Men do not have eyelid surgery as early as women, often waiting until the aging of the eyelids is more severe. Senior age men will often only have their upper eyelids done when it obscures their vision.
Men increasingly are joining the Botox and Lipodissolve injection therapy ranks as well as having other traditional (e.g., facelift) and more exotic forms (e.g., pectoral or calf implants) of plastic surgery.
Dr Barry Eppley runs a private plastic surgery practice through his hospital-based medspa locations at Clarian Health in Indianapolis. To learn more about the latest trends in plastic surgery, spa therapies, or skin care, go to his daily blog, http://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com .
Article Source: Cleido
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