In today’s vanity driven culture, it comes as no surprise that the cases of plastic surgery procedures continues to rise. Since the first recorded face lift in 1931, the number of invasive and minimally-invasive cases has skyrocketed to over 15 million per year. Leading the pack of plastic surgery crazed people? You guessed it: the people of the United States, according to statistics from 2016. The biggest trend in plastic surgery? The number of men that have jumped on the vanity bandwagon.
High on the list of procedures for men—and women—are minimally invasive measures that require less downtime and commitment than actual cosmetic surgery Okc. Procedures such as CoolScupting, ScupSure, and Vanquish are all extreme temperature based methods used to melt away fat around the belly and love handle areas. Each method either freezes or melts fat cells in the body until they flush out of your system, leaving the client with a slimmer, trimmer physique. While not intended for weight loss, these procedures can help both men and women lose some troublesome fat in areas that diet and exercise just don’t seem to touch. Coolscupting, SculpSure, Vanquish and other similar procedures generally take about an hour per session and can cost anywhere from several hundred dollars to several thousand, contingent upon the surgeon and the geographical region. Less invasive and expensive than Liposuction, one of these options might be a consideration to someone looking for a little less love handle.
While women are trying to eliminate unwanted hair, many men have the opposite problem: thinning hair. New medications and transplant surgeries have been successful for some men, but many are opting for the Illmiwave procedure instead. Using low level light therapy, hair loss can be slowed while new hair can be stimulated and grown. This breakthrough technology actually increases the blood flow to the hair follicle, slowing the loss and generating the new growth at the same time. There is, however, an extensive time commitment, especially at first. While the treatments are only 20 to 30 minutes each, you have to be treated three times a week for the first few months, then twice weekly for two additional months and then maintain a weekly maintenance schedule.What’s a new head of hair set you back? A hair-raising $100.00 per session; the number of sessions based on your actual needs.
Over time, the sun can wreak havoc with a man’s skin, causing a weathered, tough looking exterior. For gentlemen—and ladies—looking to reverse the hands of time and reduce lines, wrinkles and sun spots, laser resurfacing can uncover new, fresh skin. There are several resurfacing lasers in use, and they work by directing short, concentrated pulsating beams of light into the skin, removing the damaged layers of skin. Immediately after the treatment, the skin will appear rough and red, equivalent to that of a sunburn. Once the dead skin starts to slough off, there will be a noticeable difference in the texture and the appearance of skin. Treatment can be pricey, however; 10 to 15 minute sessions with numbing cream can run almost $600.00, and you may need more than one. In addition to wrinkles and aging skin, there are men who experience skin redness due to broken capillaries or rosacea. Men and women can now find solace in the Excel V laser, which projects heat into blood vessels, effectively closing them off so the redness dissipates. Treatments have to be spread out four to six weeks, and it will take three to five treatments to see the results, but the redness will disappear. Once again, you are looking at a ten- minute procedure that will cost you roughly $600.00 per session.
One issue that men experience more often than women on a broad spectrum is excessive underarm sweat. This can be a source of embarrassment and it can have lasting effect on a man’s self-esteem. A costly but effective way to combat this underarm affliction is the old standby Botox—it’s not just for faces anymore. The Botox is injected directly into the armpits and it blocks the nerve signals that tell your glands to sweat. The procedure takes about thirty minutes, total, and effects can last from six to eight months. The drawback: it runs about $1200.00 or $600.00 an armpit!
In addition to the face, a person’s hands can also be indicators of age because they lose elasticity and volume over time, which can make the veins appear more prominent. If a gentleman is searching for softer, younger looking hands, a dermal filler like Radiesse can be injected under the skin to minimize the ”vein-y” look. This treatment will last up to eighteen months and only takes about ten minutes. A syringe is used for each hand; they run from $800 to $900 a syringe.
Both men and women can relate to those unsightly bags under the eyes as we age but what can be done to banish the bags? The hydraulic acid injectable filler Juvederm Ultra has been used to plump up the skin under the eyes to smooth out any lines, wrinkles or bags. The only caveat: it is not currently FDA approved yet, although dermatologists often use the practice currently. You will also need to plump up your checkbook if you plan to plump up your skin; a syringe will cost about $800.00 and that covers both eyes. To keep your eye bags at bay, you will have to return every six months.
Men have also been taking note of their social media pages—Instagram, Facebook and the like, and many of them have come to the same conclusion: they don’t want to look older. Men, like their female counterparts, don’t like their saggy jaw lines and their “turkey waddles”. Many men are trying procedures like EndyMed, a radio frequency technique that tightens loose skin or Kybella, deoxycholic acid that dissolves fat, especially under the chin. The EndyMed procedure tightens your collagen and stimulates new collagen growth and takes one to three treatments with upkeep once a year. The estimated cost is about $450.00 a treatment. Kybella consists of an injection into the slack skin and usually takes a few treatments as well. Kybella’s more expensive, however, costing about $800.00 a syringe.
While Oklahoma City plastic surgery has historically been an endeavor undertaken by mostly women, men are a growing constituency. Men now have disposable income and time and they are making use of it to look and feel younger.
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