Facial Cosmetic Surgery for Men
By Thomas Liszka | Published on November 23, 2009 | 0 Comments
Cosmetic plastic surgery is not only for women. More and more men are choosing to have procedures done, in some cases to give them an edge when it comes to business. Dr. Thomas Liszka of Ballantyne Plastic Surgery in Charlotte, North Carolina, talks here about why this is becoming more and more common.
The most common plastic surgery procedures for men are the upper and lower eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty. Upper blepharoplasty removes excess skin and fatty tissue from the upper eyelid to allow you to see more of the lid and your natural lid crease, and can result in a more refreshed, alert look. A lower lid blepharoplasty takes away lower lid puffiness and sometimes repositions the fat to diminish deep lines. Occasionally extra skin is removed as well to contour the lower eyelid.
Other procedures which men like to have include rhinoplasty, or a nose job, as well as a chin implant. The reason for this is to achieve overall facial symmetry, and also because a weak chin is often considered a sign of weakness overall in men. Less commonly, however, men come to us desiring a facelift. Most men who choose to have facelift surgery do so because they have a heavy or full neck, as well as jowls along the jaw line.
Harder to Conceal Scars
The reason men are less likely to undergo facelift is because during recovery time they are less likely to wear makeup. So, while both men and women will experience some obvious swelling and bruising for the first two weeks, women are lucky in that after that they will be able to conceal it with a good foundation.
Also, if you look at men and their beard growth, there is hairless area right in front of the ear, and in most cases, the beard starts a centimeter out from that. Most patients try to conceal the scar resulting from a facelift in that area. However, if you do that with men you pull the beard there. So the men will have a scar that is more visible for a while and will require a light beard to cover up.
Bit Of a Stigma
A little bit more of a stigma is attached to men having plastic surgery than women having deciding to undergo a cosmetic procedure. However, we are seeing more of a trend lately where men are becoming more interested in facial cosmetic surgery, not just from an appearance standpoint to make them look better, but because they want to appear more youthful to give them an increased edge in the workplace.
Men who come to us for plastic surgery tell me that people think younger people are more energetic, and are the most likely to interact with the target audience. So we see more men coming in for their career alone as their primary desire to have facial cosmetic surgery. Usually they are in sales, although this desire to have plastic surgery can span any career that is on the cutting edge of technology. They just say that having a more youthful appearance is usually more desirable for them, and can help them advance in their work.
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