Posts Tagged ‘male breast reduction’

Jump in nip and tuck surgeries over past 5 years

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

According to data taken from The Harley Medical Group covering the past five years, there has been a surge in corrective surgery catering to patients who have lost a dramatic amount of weight.

Various cosmetic procedures, such as tummy tucks, breast uplifts and male breast reduction have all seen growing popularity in the past five years as more and more previously obese people are losing massive volumes of weight. The cosmetic surgery provider conduced over 10,000 of these treatments, known as Post-Obesity Surgery (POS), and a distinct rise in figures appears in the data. (more…)

Rising obesity rates boost popularity of tummy tucks

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Britain’s rising obesity rates have caused a jump in the number of tummy tucks carried out in the UK, according to new research.

The study, released by the Harley Medical Group, shows that the number of tummy tucks carried out on both men and women have risen by almost one third since 2003.

The majority of patients seeking the operation are said to be people whose post-dieting bodies have left large amounts of excess skin. (more…)

Male breast reduction surgery on the up

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Gynaecomastia, a condition in which younger men develop female breast tissue, appears to be on the up, leading to a rise in male breast reduction surgery across the UK.

According to Natural News, plastic surgeons in Britain have been seeing a continuous rise in the number of male breast reduction operations they have carried out over the last 12 months. (more…)