Man-boob removal surgery booming in Britain

[marmar]

from the Independent UK:



Cosmetic surgery boosted as more men go for 'moob jobs'
Body-image problems and low self-esteem fuel 44 per cent rise in male breast-reduction surgery

By Jonathan Owen
Sunday, 25 January 2009


Male breast reduction, known as gynaecomastia or a "moob job", has replaced the facelift as one of the top five procedures for men

A dramatic increase in the number of men having breast alterations helped to fuel a big rise in cosmetic surgery last year, with more than 34,100 procedures performed in Britain – three times the number just five years ago.

Male breast reduction, up by 44 per cent, outstripped the rises in overall breast augmentation and tummy tucks – both up by 30 per cent on the previous year. And male eyebrow lifts increased by 60 per cent, according to figures to be published tomorrow in the latest annual audit by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Baaps).

A combination of pressures have driven increasing numbers of British men to submit to the surgeon's scalpel. Media images promoting healthy men at their physical peak are blamed; as is the desire for men to keep up with youthful partners or compete with younger rivals at work.

Rajiv Grover, a consultant plastic surgeon and Baaps secretary responsible for the UK audit of cosmetic surgery, described the rise in breast reductions and brow lifts as "dramatic". ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/cosmetic-surgery-boosted-as-more-men-go-for-moob-jobs-1515321.html

[flvegan]

1. Correction: gynecomastia is the medical condition that male breast reduction

is for.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Silly Brits just don't see the beauty of the manboob...

Tasteless lot, those limeys...:shrug:

[MrSlayer]

3. I suppose eating less and doing some bench presses is out of the question.

Getting rid of the fat is fairly easy, you just need the drive.

[dflprincess]

5. Actually, some men are have a tendency (probably genetic) to get fat deposits

in the breast area and no amount of diet and excercise will get rid of them completely.

[MrSlayer]

16. I'm sure some of these cases are an actual genetic thing.

But my guess is most of them are fat dudes who don't want to put in the work. Like most of the liposuction and stomach stapling that is done, it's just vanity surgery.

[flvegan]

If it's truly gyno, it's not about fat.

[annabanana]

6. gynecomastia isn't fat..

It's actual breast tissue.. you can't diet or exercise it away.

[Mojorabbit]

11. I read this today

and have no idea if it will pan out or not

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/81810


OBESITY can be “caught” as easily as a common cold from other people’s coughs, sneezes and dirty hands, scientists will claim today.

Researchers believe that an airborne “adenovirus” germ could be causing the fat plague that is blighting Britain and other countries.

As many as one in three obese people may have become overweight after falling victim to the highly infectious cold-like virus, known as AD-36.

[InvisibleTouch]

4. It's all those freakish hormones in the food supply. n/t

[Sanctified]

7. If I had man boobs I would never leave the house.

I would be in my bedroom playing with them all the time.

[TankLV]

9. As opposed to just playing with yourself now....

[Sanctified]

12. But I currently leave my house, if I had boobs not a chance. n/t

[TankLV]

8. But where will all those "trophy wives" go and what will they do now?!?!

[we can do it]

10. Wow the Man Boobs ARE Everywhere, Not Just At My Gym

[DBoon]

13. can they remove these man boobs too?

[Sal Minella]

14. I remember reading back in the 'seventies that 4% of breast cancer deaths were men.

Men tend to wait longer to seek diagnosis because it just doesn't occur to them that a lump there could be breast cancer.

[TahitiNut]

18. "The ACS estimates that 450 men will die of breast cancer in the U.S. this year."

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=84123

[The Doctor.]

15. Save the Moobs!

Or is that "Ma-Ma's"?

[BlooInBloo]

17. The inactive sedentary lifestyle must be absolutely maintained no matter what!!!

:rofl: