Male Breast Reduction Surgery Up 44% in The UK

I came across this interesting article last week. It talks about the rising numbers of British men opting for gynecomastia surgery and cosmetic surgery in general.

Here are a few of the key facts:

The number of men having cosmetic surgery has risen by more than 300% over the last 5 years,

Male breast reduction cases are up by 44%, replacing the facelift as one of the top 5 procedures for men.

More than 320 of male breast reductions were performed last year, compared with just 22 five years ago.

320 male breast reductions – now that may not seem a particularly big number, even if it only relates to UK cases, but it does represent an amazing 1000% plus increase since 2003. That’s some jump!

So what’s going here?

The article talks about increased social pressures on men to look younger, healthier and sexier and also greater competition in the workplace forcing men to go the extra mile in terms of personal presentation.

So it’s because us guys are all turning into metrosexuals eh? Hmmm. Personally I don’t buy into this theory. I think the rise has more to do with the way the internet has changed the relationship people have with their bodies.

Before the dawn of the web a man’s only source of information about personal matters would have been his local doctor. Because of this there must have been thousands of men suffering with their man boobs in silence, ignorant of both the causes and possible treatments.

Then Google came along and guys suddenly had a place where they could share all their most private and intimate problems without fear of judgement or ridicule. No need to feel embarrassed when talking to the big G! And all the great advice was free!

The internet made people savvy and empowered them to make decisions about their bodies that under different circumstances they may never have considered. I sure as hell hadn’t heard the term gynecomastia until I first got online. And it would never have occurred to me that cosmetic surgery might be a viable solution.

Then there’s the sense of community that the internet provides - these days you can find a forum discussing virtually every ailment under the sun. You don’t have to look far to find people extolling the virtues of gyncomastia surgery and talking about how it has changed their life for the better.

This may or may not be a good thing, depending on your point of view.

For my part, I just hope all 320 of those guys that had their moobs reduced last year were aware of the powerful natural options available, and exhausted them, before paying to go under the knife.

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