The Art of Cosmetic Surgery

My thoughts about cosmetic and plastic surgery

Cosmetic surgery boom for men

Source: Daily Mail News UK

Cosmetic Surgery Boom for MenMen desperate to look young are fuelling a boom in cosmetic surgery.

The most popular requests are eye bag removal, wrinkle fillers and baldness treatments.

City men are particular fans. Such is the demand among men with bonuses to burn that one leading cosmetic surgery firm is to open a branch in Canary Wharf.

Male executives in their thirties are among those having facial injections of Botox relaxants and collagen to smooth out the tell-tale signs of ageing.
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One in 5 Americans wants cosmetic surgery someday

Source: CNN News

Less than 10 percent of adults in the US has ever had some type of cosmetic surgery, yet almost twice as many hope to do so at some point in the future, a survey shows.

The results suggest that trends have changed significantly since the 1960s and 1970s when cosmetic surgery was “rarely talked about,” Jeff Knezovich, executive vice president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), which sponsored the survey, told Reuters Health. Today, the topic has become a “dinner table conversation,” he said.

“People are becoming more aware of cosmetic surgery and its benefits,” Knezovich said, noting that an individual’s change in appearance may make them feel better, which can consequently lead to their increased performance.
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