All Posts Tagged With: "Cosmetic Surgery Trends"

Record numbers of men are having cosmetic surgery to get rid of their manboobs (a.k.a their ‘moobs’). In the UK and Scotland, the number of men seeking surgery to reduce their moobs is said to have almost doubled in the past year alone.

Gynaecomastia, the official name of man-boobs, has seen a 44 percent rise in the UK in 2008 according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) making it the fifth most popular cosmetic surgery treatment for men behind nose jobs, eyelid surgery, ear corrections and liposuction.

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There’s a new cosmetic surgery trend in town. Dubbed ‘pillow face’, gone is the stretched look of Botox and in it’s place is a smooth, plumped up face.

Many celebrities have realised that Botox alone can often lead to a false, stretched look which isn’t always particularly pleasant. To help soften the face dermal fillers are now all the rage to help plump out the face.

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One of the latest cosmetic surgery trends is for women to have plastic surgery in preparation for their wedding day.

The trend may in part thanks to the decline in the meringue dress fashion. The meringue dress could hide a multitude of sins – from a flat chest, flabby belly or chunky thighs, however as it goes out of fashion in favour of more stream-lined dresses, less flaws are able to be hid easily under the new-style dresses.

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The Ribbon Lift facelift is one of the latest cosmetic surgery trends with stars like Madonna reportedly having had this surgery done.

So what exactly is a ribbon lift? Put quite simply, a rube like device is placed underneath the skin. This tube has lots of tiny hooks on it that attach itself to the muscle and tissue under the skin. When the tube is pulled up, it lifts the entire facial area.

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Chinese job seekers are increasingly turning to cosmetic surgery to help them find a job.

South Korean job seekers are already well known for turning to plastic surgery to help give themselves the best chance of getting a job; there are also reports that Americans are also starting to go under the knife to help their job chances, and now it appears that the Chinese have now also cottoned onto this cosmetic surgery trend.

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Reversing the trend of the last few years, the number of men having cosmetic surgery has actually decreased.

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) conducted it’s annual research into the cosmetic surgery industry in America. Their findings showed that whilst the number of women having cosmetic surgery procedures has increased, the number of men has decreased: in 2008, 2% less men saw a cosmetic surgeon whilst 29% more women saw a cosmetic surgeon.

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It appears that no area of the body is immune to fat fighters attention – possibly one of the strangest weight loss surgeries that can be performed is on the toes. Toebesity, the colloquial way of saying ‘fat toes’ in cosmetic surgery circles, is being combated by several plastic surgeons through cosmetic surgery.

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