Reply #7: While men are beginning to have more body-image problems [View All]

[kayell]

according to some studies, they are far from being as plagued by them as women are. They are also less likely to suffer proffesional or personal pressure to conform to an ideal. In addition, the male ideal is considerably broader than the female ideal of a thin to the point of underweight, yet still buxom chested, young, flawless skinned, model type. Note that the underweight and buxom chest are almost physically impossible to occur at to same time.

The issue of reconstructive implants is rather different than elective surgery that is selected because of societal pressure to conform to an impossible ideal.

Definately not as aside, have you not heard of the enormous pressure (economic and societal) to conform to this ideal? If not, start here. Plenty of studies to follow up on. http://www.about-face.org/r/facts/bi.html

Check out the rest of the site too. Remember that this http://www.about-face.org/goo/newten/1/three.html is the type of thing that women are continuously subjected to every day of our lives.