The days when only women would obsess over their physical appearance are long gone. Men are increasingly aware of their appearance and how they look compared to other men. The competitive atmosphere of the workplace is another reason men are turning to liposuction as a way to gain an edge over others. Older men want to be able to compete with their younger counterparts and plastic surgery makes these men look and feel young. The stigma that may have once been attached to the idea of male liposuction has evaporated, leaving men of all walks of life free to take the necessary steps to improve their appearance.
Doctors say they see a variety of men in their office.
Those areas that are resistant to change sometimes can only be fixed with liposuction. Then there are the married men in their forties to sixties who have an isolated problem they want to correct. Dr. Wexter recalled a 60-year old patient who had lost 30 pounds but could not get rid of his love handles and had surgery to contour his body.