"Men are typically more reticent to come in for a consult,"
Moelleken said. And they let things slide longer. Translation: "By
the time their eyelids bother them, for instance, they are really
heavy."
What they don't ask for -- or want -- is dramatic change. "The
first thing they tell me is, 'Don't overdo me.'" Men, as do most
women, want subtle, not startling, effects, Moelleken said.
Men often choose less-invasive surgeries with less downtime, said
Dr. Michael Olding, chief of plastic surgery at George Washington
University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and a member of
the American Society of Plastic Surgery's public education
committee.
"Instead of a facelift, men ask me to get rid of their neck
waddle, to get rid of the turkey gobbler," Olding said, adding that
if a man's a good candidate, he performs a neck lift rather than a
full facelift.
The desire to retain a youthful look in today's competitive work
world drives many men to Dr. Leroy Young. He's a plastic and
reconstructive surgeon at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital in St.
Louis, and chairman of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons'
emerging trends task force.
"There is now very good data to show the good jobs, the
promotions, go to the young and good-looking," Young said. So, men
figure, why not give nature a little help, he added.
"There basically is no longer a stigma," Young said. That's
partly due, he said, to the makeover reality shows on television,
which he called a double-edged sword. While the multiple surgeries
depicted on some shows are financially out of reach for many, the
shows do create awareness of what can be accomplished under the care
of a competent surgeon, he said.
But Moelleken believes there's still a perceived stigma among
some men "and that's what prevents [some of] them from having
plastic surgery."
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