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Cosmetic procedures are of increasing interest to millennial men, a new industry report found.
Thirty one percent of men said they were extremely likely to consider a cosmetic procedure, either surgical or noninvasive, according to a survey conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Among that 31 percent, 58 percent were from 25 to 34 years old and 34 percent were aged 18 to 24 years. Both age ranges are members of the millennial generation.
The top reason cited by respondents pursuing cosmetic procedures to appear younger was wanting to feel better about themselves, followed by the desire to appear less tired or stressed, and then to please their partners. In the 25- to 34-year-old range, 42 percent cited wanting to remain competitive in their career as a reason to go under the knife.
The most common procedures for men are rhinoplasty (nose jobs), otoplasty (pinning back the ears), and treatment for gynecomastia (a surgery that reduces male breast size), according to Clyde H. Ishii, a surgeon and president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Part of the reason young men are increasingly interested in cosmetic procedures derives from social media, said Dr. Fred G. Fedok, president of the academy that conducted the survey. "People are more aware of their looks from different angles," he said. A growing interest in health and self-care also plays a part. "It's sort of like exercise," Fedok said about cosmetic procedures.
Apparently man boobs have gone out of fashion.
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 24 2017, @01:03AM
There's no argument here that circumcision is a travesty. I wear an artificial foreskin because my glans never lost sensitivity as it's supposed to. None of the cut men here would be able to imagine (I imagine) but the intact men might be able to imagine how painful it would get with an exposed glans constantly rubbing against clothes.
I find it strange that men would want to look younger. Wouldn't men want to convey maturity and experience? When I present as male, my natural ability to appear 10–15 years younger than I am tends to backfire. People are shocked to find out that I'm not in my early 20s. It does irritate me in that regard, because a man's position and the amount of respect he commands come from the evidence of experience in his appearance. Appearing younger is only an advantage when presenting as female.
I tend to present as either gender regularly, so I have a bit of experience in these matters. I admit though I'm just not very convincing at presenting as male, but unfortunately we live in a world where feminism has declared that ritual infant male genital mutilation is a better way to combat cervical cancer than HPV vaccination and that gender is a caste assigned at birth instead of a natural part of being human.