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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) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 24 2017, @03:36PM (1 child)
I think the idea is that the old men take a boy away from his mother and then teach him the things he needs to know to be self-sufficient. Maybe something like survivalist training that the militias do. (I don't think there's anything wrong with survivalist training... just everything else about militia groups.) A more modern idea may be an initiation into an apprentice system for skilled trades.
My view on the matter may be distorted since it's based on a failed attempt to change my own mental sex. Truth be told I'm not an anthropologist, and it's been a long time since I read Bly's Iron John.
(This is something that could be offered to everybody but would only interest men. So men will also need to find a way to shut down the inadvertent screeching... concern trolling?... from 3rd wave feminism when women aren't 50% of the enrollees. Another thing men need to learn how to do: grow some balls and tell 3rd wave feminism to go fuck itself. I know you don't want to hear that, but it's gotten beyond ridiculous when somebody who knows some HTML thinks they're a full-fledged computer programmer just because they have the same organ between their legs as Ada Lovelace. Add in the double-whammy from the 3rd wave that transgendered people are bathroom rapists that need to be legislated against, and feminism needs to go soak its head already.)
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday June 25 2017, @02:56AM
Hm...something similar had occurred to me (though for everyone, not just boys), re: the self-sufficiency/apprenticeship idea. I think everyone should know how to balance a checkbook, cook healthy meals at a decently low cost, bottlefeed and diaper-change a baby, etc. There doesn't need to be some gendered mystique about it though, as those are just plain old life skills.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...