Male Breast Reduction Liposuction Plastic Surgery Up 5% Last Year

The number of male chest reduction procedures carried out increased by 5% last year, according to the latest figures.

Rising obesity is thought to be a contributing factor in the increase of men suffering from gynecomastia, or ‘man-boobs’, although some have cited increased amounts of oestrogen in the water supply as a possible reason, also.

As well as more men seeking chest reduction surgery they are also opting for tummy tuck and liposuction I order to deal with excess fat. Over the same period as the increase in male chest reduction, the number of breast enlargements performed on women has also decreased, possibly also due to rising obesity.

Married Parent’s Children Less Likely to Need Gastric Band, Tummy Tuck, Liposuction

Children of married parents and single dads are less likely to be obese, according to a new report.

The decade long study suggests that the rate of obesity in children raised by two married parents is 17%, while obesity among children of unmarried parents stands at 31%. Children raised by a single father are the least likely to be obese, according to the study.

Obesity is one of the fastest growing reasons for seeking cosmetic surgery such as liposuction, tummy tuck and breast reduction.

First Afghan Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Opens, Offering Lipo, Tummy Tuck, Nose & Eyelid Surgery

Afghanistan’s first cosmetic plastic surgery clinic has opened in Kabul, offering procedures including nose and eyelid surgery, liposuction, tummy tuck and face lift surgery. The opening is an example of a huge change in Afghan society, it is claimed.

The most popular procedures are reported to be nose and eyelid surgery, with typical customers reported to include women bringing in their daughters to remove perceived imperfections in order to “procure a higher bride price”.

Mother Admits Cosmetic Surgery When Baby Looks Nothing Like Her

A mother has admitted to her husband that she underwent plastic surgery to change her looks, after the birth of her daughter caused her husband to demand a DNA test.

Because her child looked so little like her, the woman’s husband was concerned that the child may not be his and demanded a paternity test. It was then that the woman admitted that she had in fact undergone a variety of cosmetic surgery procedures before meeting her husband.

Earlier this year, a Chinese man attempted to sue his cosmetic surgery enhanced wife when she gave birth to a baby that looked nothing like her.

Facial Cosmetic Surgery Takes off Almost 10 Years, Study Suggests

Plastic surgery to the face takes a perceived 8.4 years off your appearance, according to a recent study.

In a study involving showing pictures of people with and without facial cosmetic surgery to people asked to guess their age indicated that have a face lift reduces how old someone appears by an average of 5.7 years, while eyelid surgery took off another 2 years, and brow lift surgery another year.

The number of face lift surgeries carried out has actually increased at a much lower rate recently, compared to other procedures such as liposuction, tummy tuck and breast enlargement, due to the wealth of non-invasive facial treatments such as botox and facial fillers.