Cosmetic Surgery, Men Opt For Surgery To Shift Belly, Liposuction

The number of men choosing plastic surgery to rid themselves of their belly is on the increase.

Many men develop a belly or ‘menopaunch’ as they approach middle age and this can lead to an increased risk of health problems such as diabetes and heart disease.

While most men cut down on alchohol, improve their diet and hit the gym in an attempt to beat the bulge, 55% more men opted for surgery this year compared to last, some who had previously tried changing their diet and exercise patterns but failed to shift their abdominal fat and opting for a gastric band, or losing weight but being left with saggy, loose skin and getting a tummy tuck.

Cosmetic Surgery, Women Wrinkle More & Earlier,

A recent study suggests that women may wrinkle earlier, more and deeper than men.

Although the study is only preliminary (only 25 male and 25 female cadavers where examined) it may point to a gender difference in the skin, particularly around the mouth.

If further studies can confirm the findings, and there are gender differences in the amount and type or wrinkles, then surgeons can take this into account.  Different types of treatment could be applied to male and female plastic surgery clients and greater forward planning could be achieved.

Other surgeries such as liposuction, gastric band and tummy tuck could also have gender factors which could be utilized to improve cosmetic surgery practice.

Cosmetic Surgery, 80% of British Women Plastic Prefer Surgery To Diet & Exercise

A recently published study claims that almost 80% of british women would rather use surgery to reduce their weight than change their eating and exercise patterns.

The most popular method of weight loss was liposuction at 34%, followed by a gastric band or bypass 26% with only 14% opting for cutting calories and 2% for exercising more regularly. 8% would like a tummy tuck.

Asked how they would like to lose excess weight, liposuction was the most popular with women (34 per cent), followed by gastric bypass (26 per cent) and cutting calories (14 per cent).

Over half the men polled would rather lose excess body fat through exercise than cosmetic surgery.