If Shakespeare were alive today, he would be obliged to edit one of his famous quotes. Yes, it's a whole new world. More and more men are having cosmetic surgery, not only to look and feel younger, but also to sometimes give themselves a competitive edge in the workplace. The most popular procedure among men these days is liposuction. A total of 19,789 liposuction procedures were performed in 1998, more than tripling the 1992 figure of 6,138 procedures.
Liposuction is a technique to remove unwanted fat deposits from specific areas of the body.
It is not a substitute for weight reduction, but a method of removing localized fat that doesn t respond to dieting and exercise. This number is nearly 75 percent higher than in 1992 with 8,919 procedures. Rhinoplasty, or nose reshaping, continues to remain the third most common cosmetic procedure among men, with 13,143 procedures performed. This figure represents more than 3,000 additional rhinoplasty procedures on men since 1997 with 11,624 procedures. The fourth most common procedure among men is gynecomastia, or breast reduction.