Liposuction is more popular than it ever has been before. Long considered the exclusive territory of Hollywood divas, liposuction and other cosmetic surgery procedures are becoming more and more widespread. The increase of financing programs designed to help cover the costs of cosmetic surgery has extended liposuction across class lines. A recent survey performed in Britain suggests that liposuction has also crossed the boundary of gender.
A study performed in Britain on behalf of the Linia cosmetic surgery group suggests that liposuction is actually more popular among men than women. According to the survey, 46.2% of men said they would consider undergoing cosmetic surgery. By comparison, 45.5% of women stated that they would consider cosmetic surgery.
This shows a startling change from the traditional idea that cosmetic surgery is exclusively or even primarily for women. Some suggest that this increased percentage of men who would consider cosmetic surgery is indicative of the changing position of man in today's society and of the growing body-image pressures that men experience.
Men's bodies store fat differently than women's, and so men frequently target different areas than women for liposuction. For example, men tend to store a majority of their body fat on their abdomen, rather than on buttock and thighs, like women. As such, the flanks and stomach are some of the most popular areas for male liposuction. Some men also find that they store excess body fat on their necks, creating "double chins." Liposuction is frequently used to smooth out the jawline and restore a youthful, strong look to the chin area.
Many men also find that liposuction can be helpful in removing pockets of fat that develop in the male breast. Some men are genetically predisposed to store excess body fat in the chest region. This phenomenon, known as pseudogynecomastia, can be extremely embarrassing, and it is more widely spread than many people realize. Some studies suggest that as many as forty to fifty percent of men experience some unwanted swelling and growth of the breast at some point in their life.
Sometimes this unwanted growth comes exclusively from fat deposits, and sometimes it occurs due to a swelling of the actual mammary tissue. Although liposuction cannot correct the swelling of breast tissue (true gynecomastia), it is extremely effective in removing fat buildup in the male breast. However, liposuction in men is by no means limited to these areas of the body. Just as with women, individual men receive liposuction for their own personal problem areas.
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