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| Men queuing up for 'moob' surgery | Men queuing up for 'moob' surgery |
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| A record number of men are having cosmetic surgery to reduce the size of their flabby breasts, a plastics surgeons' conference has been told. | |
| A 44% rise in "moob jobs" between 2007 and 2008 was revealed, making it the fifth most popular surgery for men. | A 44% rise in "moob jobs" between 2007 and 2008 was revealed, making it the fifth most popular surgery for men. |
| More than 1,000 men in the UK have paid £2,000 for the operation in the last year, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons heard. | More than 1,000 men in the UK have paid £2,000 for the operation in the last year, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons heard. |
| Numbers coming forward have shot up by 1,000% over the past five years. | |
| Plastic surgeon Douglas McGeorge told the conference in Cardiff: "We are seeing men of all ages coming in to have their breasts made smaller. | Plastic surgeon Douglas McGeorge told the conference in Cardiff: "We are seeing men of all ages coming in to have their breasts made smaller. |
| "They are losing their inhibitions about the operation and deciding to undergo an operation which previously was a women's operation." | |
| Reasons for the upsurge include men being more open now about their physique than years ago Plastic surgeon Fazel Fatah | Reasons for the upsurge include men being more open now about their physique than years ago Plastic surgeon Fazel Fatah |
| Mr McGeorge, who is based in Chester, said one recent patient was "typical" of the men who are queuing up for breast reduction. | |
| He said: "It was a grandfather who had never taken off his T-shirt in his life because he was so embarrassed about the size of his breasts. | He said: "It was a grandfather who had never taken off his T-shirt in his life because he was so embarrassed about the size of his breasts. |
| "He had never been able to strip to the waist on the beach in front of his own children - but was determined not to be in the same position with his grandchildren." | "He had never been able to strip to the waist on the beach in front of his own children - but was determined not to be in the same position with his grandchildren." |
| Mr McGeorge revealed the jump in male breast surgery at the annual meeting of the plastic surgeons' association. | |
| Members of the association operated on 323 men last year - a third of the estimated total for 2008. | Members of the association operated on 323 men last year - a third of the estimated total for 2008. |
| Plastic surgeon Fazel Fatah said: "Reasons for the upsurge include men being more open now about their physique than years ago. | Plastic surgeon Fazel Fatah said: "Reasons for the upsurge include men being more open now about their physique than years ago. |
| "And they can get more and more information about it from internet sites which encourage them to have the op." | "And they can get more and more information about it from internet sites which encourage them to have the op." |
| Breast surgery for men pushed out the facelift to become the fifth most popular plastic surgery for men in Britain after nose operations, eyelifts, ear corrections and liposuction. |
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