{"id":19945,"date":"2021-06-09T10:46:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T17:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=19945"},"modified":"2023-10-12T10:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:07:37","slug":"male-facelift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/male-facelift","title":{"rendered":"4 Surprising Truths About the Male Facelift"},"content":{"rendered":"

In nearly every story written about pandemic plastic surgery, women have been the main characters. But as COVID-19 gradually recedes and masks come off, we’re learning that men have played a supporting role in the Zoom boom<\/a>. “Work from home has ramped up the number of men seeking cosmetic surgery,” says Dr. Steven Pearlman<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in New York City. Motivated by tired reflections and unprecedented opportunity, some dipped a toe into noninvasive waters, while others plunged fully into facelifts<\/a>. <\/p>

It’s this last part that intrigues us, as surgeons across the country have been buzzing about the recent uptick in men seeking facelift surgery. Compared to women, the biggest purveyors of cosmetic enhancements, the number of guys getting facelifts is still relatively small—they account for 10–15% of total facelift patients in the offices of the surgeons we interviewed—but their influence on the boom has been quiet yet significant. The impressive results coming out of the pandemic have helped normalize all kinds of plastic surgery—including facelifts for men, our experts say. “Men have seen their friends and colleagues do it,” says Dr. David Lieberman<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Palo Alto, California. “They’re realizing that when a facelift is done well, you look like a refreshed version of yourself, not like a guy who’s had plastic surgery—I think that really resonates with them.”<\/p>

Over the past year, he’s noticed men seeking surgical interventions earlier than ever before. “The last four guys we did facelifts on were in their late 40s,” Dr. Lieberman notes. “Working from home changed the ball game.” Traditionally, men would wait for a job transition, retirement, or some other life change before considering surgery, he says, but WFH has “created a window in the middle or at the peak of their careers,” allowing guys to address whatever is bothering them now, without worries of returning to the office or scheduling downtime around business trips.<\/p>

Staying relevant in the workplace continues to compel men to keep up appearances. “The venerable sage or learned appearance that comes with age is no longer revered in business,” Dr. Pearlman tells us. “A more youthful look can revitalize a competitive edge”—and men are increasingly embracing this truth without fear of stigma.<\/p>

The male facelift is a uniquely challenging operation, however, demanding not only meticulous surgical skill but next-level ingenuity and customization. Here, four things top plastic surgeons want you to know about the procedure.<\/p>

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1. Men feel bad about their necks too<\/h2>

According to Dr. Jason Roostaeian<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, “men’s skin tends to be a little thicker and more resilient” than women’s—theoretically due to abundant hair follicles and sebaceous glands and perhaps stronger connective tissue as well, he notes. And these characteristics seem to spare them certain signs of aging—lip lines are a rarity in guys, he points out—but their necks and jawlines are similarly vulnerable to time and gravity. <\/p>

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