In todays society , the cult of young, anyone over the age of thirty (life over 30?) starts looking at ways to remain young as long as possible. Its not surprising that cosmetic surgery has flourished, moving from the exotic to the mainstream in a short few years. And its not only women who are vainly trying to fight off the ravages of time, men, it seems are also interested in looking good, however the ratio of cosmetic procedures is still largely weighted on the female side with 91% women to 9% men opting for surgery, and spending $12.4 billion in 2007 (in the USA).
The top procedures are:
- Breast Enlargement and reduction
- Liposuction
- Nose reshaping
- Eyelid surgery
- Tummy tucks
Read more on the Reuters site.
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I believe the percentage of men is much bigger then 9%. I don’t have the link, but there is some newer statistics about that.