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MEN’S
HEALTH
jectable treatment that is done in the clinic. Researchers involved unnatural looks. We’ve all seen the unfortunate results in celebrities
in the trials were surprised to find more men than usual participate who look worse after these surgeries — Kenny Rogers comes to
in the trials. Men may be more averse or hesitant to undergo surgery mind. Bruce Jenner’s eyes also looked unnatural on him. However,
than women, and are keen to find procedures that can be done since the announcement he was undergoing gender transformation,
quickly with minimal downtime. Kybella injections destroy fat cells one can argue that maybe his result is actually acceptable, since his
and can be quite effective in improving the jawline and neck profile. goal was to become a woman. Some men have facial skin and neck
laxity that can’t be improved with fillers, and a lower facelift and
While minimally invasive procedures are effective, some patients neck lift offer the best option. In performing a face and neck lift,
will benefit more from surgical options. In men, the most common the surgeon must take into consideration hair bearing areas of skin
facial cosmetic surgeries include rhinoplasty, liposuction, blepharo- when planning incisions so as to camouflage scars and not bring
plasty and facelifts. Men may have crooked noses from trauma or hair into the ear.
sports injuries. Accompanied with nasal obstruction, a rhinoplasty
is often the only effective treatment. The surgeon must be knowl- In the past, people were very private about advertising that they
edgeable with ideal male aesthetics when performing a rhinoplasty had any cosmetic procedures done. But as mainstream media —
so as to not produce a feminine nose that does not look good on a with the help of more celebrities becoming more open about these
male. Many older men suffer from upper eyelid hooding that will procedures — brings attention to the benefits of cosmetic surgery,
obstruct their visual fields. In these cases, injections won’t help, and cosmetic procedures are gaining acceptance in the general public.
an upper blepharoplasty is the best option. Like rhinoplasties, sur- While women still remain the largest group to undergo these pro-
geons must not apply female principles when performing upper ble- cedures, we’re seeing more men signing up.
pharoplasties. The goal is to remove the obstructing skin while
keeping a natural male look. Kenneth C.Y. Yu, MD, FACS is a facial plastic & reconstructive sur-
geon in private practice in Stone Oak.
Placing incisions incorrectly or over-resecting skin can result in
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