Hi, my name is John Connors and I’m a Harvard
trained plastic surgeon who practices plastic
surgery here in Atlanta, Georgia. I have noticed
and I've seen a significant increase in the
number of men that have matriculated into
the practice over the last number of years.
Initially it was small procedures, typically
body contouring patients, male patients that
would see us in the office. But really the
practice has blossomed. Men have really sought
me out for both body contouring, facial procedures
whether it’s surgical facial procedures
for rejuvenation or even injectables in the
office, botox, fillers.
I think that with the changes in the economy
men are really self-critical and they really
want to look their best when it comes to jobs.
They're staying in the workforce longer. We
can really provide them and I provide them
with really a sense of empowerment that they
can improve on their physical well-being through
plastic surgery and there's no stigma to it.
Many years ago it was almost taboo to talk
about plastic surgery. I'm a guy. I understand
plastic surgery, but it's not just for women
anymore.
What's really interesting is the gynecomastia
patients, the patients that have developed
breast tissue whether at an early age. Many
patients that we’ll see in the practice,
their pediatrician saw them when they were
adolescents and they as boys developed breast
tissue that made them somewhat embarrassed,
embarrassed to go swimming in the summertime,
embarrassed to play one-on-one basketball
or team basketball, shirts and skins, they
never wanted to be the skins. The breast tissue
just never went away despite what the pediatrician
said they’d grow out of. We treat a tremendous
number of male patients for development of
bothersome breast tissue. We can do that either
through Smart Lipo liposuction or even through
relatively scarless breast surgery. The men
that undergo these procedures, it really changes
their lives.
