Men love plastic surgery

We knew it was coming: Men now want to have perfectly shaped bodies like women. No fat in the wrong places, no love handles, and no big noses or weird looking ears. To summarize - men want to go under the knife so that they can look younger and better, like their spouses and girlfriends, according to a survey by Lindisima Latinas.

Almost three-quarters of men have a positive attitude toward cosmetic plastic surgery, according to a recent American Society of Plastic Surgeon’s (ASPS) online survey. Of the 1,065 men polled, 74 percent said they approved of cosmetic plastic surgery for themselves or others, while only 11 percent disapproved and 15 percent were undecided. This is in line with the feedback that MYNIPPON and LuvCube have received. We also found that those men whose partner had plastic surgery were five times more likely to get a procedure done themselves. In our survey, one procedure that men had almost as a hobby was Botox injections.

The trend is driven by two factors: an look younger (as both men and women in the peer group get plastic surgery procedures), affordable prices particularly with easy financing options, higher level of safety than a few years ago, and finally, increasingly higher level of acceptance in the society. (Related article: Right age for plastic surgery)

The cosmetic plastic surgery population has soared since ASPS began tracking procedural statistics in 1992. More than 7.4 million procedures were performed in 2003, of which men made up 14 percent. The total number of men having minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures in 2003 (including Botox injection, chemical peel, laser hair removal and microdermabrasion) was more than 922,000, up 51 percent from 2002.

“As the numbers suggest, most men consider plastic surgery as a reasonable option today,” said ASPS President Scott Spear, MD. “Taking care of yourself and paying attention to physical appearance is increasingly important to men. Helped along by popular television shows and stories in the media, cosmetic plastic surgery is definitely becoming more mainstream for men.”

In the ASPS survey, a quarter of respondents said that if they were to have a cosmetic surgery procedure, they would choose liposuction. Twenty-two percent named laser hair removal as the procedure that would interest them most, and nearly 12 percent opted for nose reshaping. (Related article: Popular plastic surgery procedures among men)

When asked what would be their biggest obstacle to having cosmetic plastic surgery, 57 percent of respondents cited cost. Other responses included concern about what others would think (13 percent), fear of surgery (12 percent), and lack of knowledge about cosmetic plastic surgery (10 percent).

Tips for men on plastic surgery procedures

• Do research on the Internet on the procedure of interest.
• Talk to someone who has had plastic surgery before to get to know better what it is like.
• Discuss your situation with a qualified plastic surgeon. Get a firm estimate of costs, recovery time, and financing options. (Related article: Plastic surgery safety)
• Bring along a close family member to the surgery, if possible.
• Take some time off for recovery.

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