I recently read about a health report on msn news. It is saying that there are more and more men going for cosmetic surgeries.” Last year, there was a 14 per cent jump in the number of facelifts performed on men, an 11 per cent rise in ear-shaping surgery, four per cent more eyelid surgeries and a seven per cent hike in fat-removing liposuction, the ASPS comparison with 2009 statistics shows”(S.Ubelacker). Observation shows that these men are mainly consist of baby boomers, who are opting for a more youthful appearance. Why male baby boomers go to get their facelifts? Here, I would like to discuss about a few reasons:
1. 50-60-year-old baby boomers want to keep their youth. Baby boomers were brought up in a relatively comfortable environment, they care more about themselves and are more open to new ideas. They like to try new things like young people, and are seeking ways to remain young.
2. Baby boomers are “rich” enough to do cosmetic surgeries. Since baby boomers had been working for a long time, and still remain in work. They may have higher income or bank deposit. Their ability of spending money is better then other people. Since cosmetic surgeries are targeting people with high income, baby boomers are part of their target.
3. Some baby boomers are leaders at work, they want to look more vigorous while working under pressure. “A lot of those are in the business world and they’re doing it to kind of maintain, for lack of a better word, a competitive edge,” Baker said from the U.S. capital. In this way their words may become more convictive because they don’t look “out of date.”
Guys getting facelifts is a very interesting topic to discuss because we don’t normally think of that. Even if we’ve heard some men getting cosmetic surgeries we may think they are transsexuals. However, they are actually “men’s men”, and they have their own reasons of getting a cosmetic surgery. I think, the number of men walking into a cosmetic surgery center will keep increasing because cosmetic surgeries are getting accepted for more and more people.
Here is the link to the original text: http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/news/canadianpress-article.aspx?cp-documentid=28071007