Cosmetic Surgery Popular Among Men

This surge in cosmetic surgery among men is because they want to look young and virile in the workplace and in order to be more appealing to women (Credit: AS Solomon)

Now men do care about how they look. Although men still comprise only 12 percent of all cosmetic surgery patients, a growing number are seeking minimally invasive procedures to take the edge off aging.

From 2000 to 2005, the number of men seeking cosmetic surgery increased 44% to 911,850, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgery. The two biggest factors driving this trend are advances in products used to minimize wrinkles, and a growing feeling among men that getting cosmetic surgery is acceptable.

This surge in cosmetic surgery among men may be because they want to look young and virile in the workplace and in order to be more appealing to women. Youthfulness and vigor are qualities needed to climb the corporate ladder and succeed in business.

The bigger demand for cosmetic surgery to look young also means a bigger demand for products to restore youth. There is also a potential market for stem cell therapies. There are already these crude forms of cell therapies now where fat cells are taken from other parts of the body and injected into the face to restore shrunken facial appearances.