Yes, Men Can Get Aesthetic Treatments

If you’re a man who’s concerned about premature signs of aging or just wants to improve your appearance, you may be considering a cosmetic procedure. You’re in good company. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, men had well over 1 million aesthetic procedures in 2018. That’s an increase of almost 30 percent since 2000.

At Lowcountry Plastic Surgery Center in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Dr. Jack Hensel Jr. and the team help men look their best through several procedures.

The most popular procedures for men differ from those chosen by women. Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is the No. 1 procedure for men, with eyelid surgery ranking second, liposuction third, and breast reduction (gynecomastia) fourth. Botox and dermal fillers are also becoming very popular. 

Why are more men getting aesthetic treatments? 

There’s no longer a stigma about “having work done.” In the competitive American job market, both men and women want to look their best. Many men think looking physically fit and in their prime gives them an advantage over a candidate with a beer belly and sagging jowls. 

If you’re a man who’s gone through a divorce or death of a significant other, you may want to improve your appearance now that you’re single again. Signs of aging can make you look older than you are. Wrinkles can turn into facial grooves. Skin that used to be on your cheeks may now be on your jawline. Preserving the look you have in your prime can boost your self-confidence. 

Following are just some of the aesthetic procedures men are asking for now: 

Botox and dermal fillers

Your face is the first thing people notice about you. Do you look older than you are? With modern technology, you can turn back the clock. Perhaps you have had forehead lines or furrows between your brows for a while, but they’ve grown more distinct. Your smile has given you crow’s feet around your eyes. 

Botox® can soften and greatly diminish all of these signs of aging. Many millennials are making Botox a part of their regular self-care routine to avoid deep facial grooves, and men in the middle of their careers are taking notice and following suit. 

Dermal fillers soften the folds of skin that can make grooves in your face from your nose to your mouth, as well as the lines on either side of your mouth going down to your chin. They also fill out cheeks so you have a jawline again and can make your lips fuller. They can take years off your facial appearance. 

Rhinoplasty

While rhinoplasty isn’t a new procedure, it’s the most popular one for men. You want a straight nose that doesn’t look like a hook. If you’ve been embarrassed about the way your nose looks, you’ll be proud of your appearance after the procedure.

Eyelid surgery

Do your eyes have “hoods” or thick folds of skin on your upper eyelids? Do they almost cover your eyes? We can solve this problem. While we’re doing the procedure, it’s easy for us to slightly extend the work to treat the crow’s feet at the side of each eye and/or perform a forehead lift to correct the ridge of skin above your eyebrows that causes the brows to sag toward your eyes.

Breast reduction 

Researchers estimate that more than half of men over 50 may have some degree of gynecomastia, or swelling of breast tissue. It can be the result of changes in the male hormone, testosterone, but it’s also a side effect of certain medications and medical conditions. 

Sometimes breast tissue enlarges because of excess fatty tissue from weight gain; this is called pseudogynecomastia. Whatever the cause, you may feel embarrassed by breasts that you feel resemble those of a woman. We provide ultrasonic liposuction for gynecomastia patients; it’s an effective treatment of excess fatty tissue and unwanted breast tissue. 

Laser skin resurfacing

Do you have dark spots and/or wrinkles from sun damage and aging? Perhaps your large pores bother you. You can smooth out those imperfections with SmartSkin laser fractional resurfacing. It’s the latest technology in skin rejuvenation and, — bonus! — carries little downtime. 

For expert aesthetic care, call or book an appointment online with Lowcountry Plastic Surgery Center today.