Vanity, thy name is Everyone (or nearly, it seems)
Hey Folks,
Did you hear about the plastic surgeon who hung himself??
Da-duh ...Thump!!
Yes sir, appearances are everything. I mean, all those face girls giving us the news on cable and the networks REALLY know their stuff !! Uh huh, yeah.
Ramses knew the advantages of cosmetic surgery. He even survived death, taking his beauty into the afterlife (see above). Thank Osiris for plastic necromancy!!
It's all pretty pathetic and revolting, if you ask me. Plastic surgery should be used to overcome actual deformities, not "old and tired" looks. Millions of Americans and billions of people around the world have NO medical care, and these wimpy narcissists are paying thousands of dollars to look more lovingly into the mirror.
They should learn to accept themselves. Failing that, they can put a bag over their heads.
- Uke Man
More American men seeking nip n' tuck
by Jocelyne Zablit Sun Jan 14
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Once considered a woman's domain, cosmetic surgery is increasingly attracting American men keen on remaining competitive in the workplace, improving their love life or getting rid of physical hangups.
With procedures for droopy eyelids, bulging love handles and over-sized breasts, more men are readjusting their bodies to enhance their looks and stack the odds in their favor career-wise.
"It's much more acceptable in society today for men to seek plastic surgery," Dr Phillip Haeck, a plastic surgeon in the western state of Washington, told AFP. (Yeah, you can believe him!! He's the one who hung himself)
"There is an incredible push for men to smell good, to have smoother skin and coincidentally to pay more attention to how they look," said Haeck, 53, who underwent surgery on his eyelids two years ago and who has seen a 19 percent increase in male clients in the last five years. (Hmmm . . . do you think the men are flocking to Dr. Haeck because of his luscious new eye lids or because he smells good???)
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the total number of cosmetic procedures on men grew by 16 percent between 2000 and 2005 with breast reduction, tummy tuck, lip augmentation, eyelid surgery and liposuction among the most popular. (not to mention the wallet-flattening dollarsuction procedure)
Dr Mark Solomon, a plastic surgeon in the eastern state of Pennsylvania, said he believes the baby boomer generation is behind men seeking "six-pack abs" and youthful looks beyond their 40s, 50s and even 60s. (Good luck, guys; that'll probably fool Arthur Ritis)
"Competition for jobs continues to increase at an intense pace with people trying to maintain their level of advancement both professionally and personally, and more people are divorced than ever before," Solomon said. "People are also less concerned today about appearing feminine."
He said his male patients, who make up 30 percent of his clientele, span all age groups and backgrounds, from mailmen, to prison guards to executives willing to spend between 2,000 and upwards of 10,000 dollars, depending on the surgery.
Eyelid surgery typically runs between 3,000 and 4,000 dollars and breast surgery about 5,000 dollars. Most of the surgeries are out-patient and require a brief recovery period. (Ah, yes!! Billfold-flattening!!)
"With regard to facial surgery, most of them want to get rid of the tired look," Solomon said of his patients. "For body contouring, it's more that they've dieted and exercised and still can't make their body look they way they want it to."
Haeck said some of his older patients seek a nip and tuck in a desperate bid to keep up with their younger counterparts at the office.
"I've heard everything from 'I've got a younger wife and I want to look younger to I have to hold on to my job and there are a lot more younger people getting promoted and I want to look like them," Haeck said.
Jim Larson, a 41-year-old nurse at Haeck's office said he decided to get rid of the extra skin around his eyelids two years ago because he felt it made him look tired and old.
"I don't regret it at all," he said. "It has made me look a little more younger, a little more awake and alert. (and I would rather LOOK younger, more awake, and alert; Dahling!! than be younger, alert, and awake!! and I look Mahvelous !!")
"If women can do it, I don't see why we can't?" (well guys, if it's to be like women, why REDUCE the size of your breasts??)
Did you hear about the plastic surgeon who hung himself??
Da-duh ...Thump!!
Yes sir, appearances are everything. I mean, all those face girls giving us the news on cable and the networks REALLY know their stuff !! Uh huh, yeah.
Ramses knew the advantages of cosmetic surgery. He even survived death, taking his beauty into the afterlife (see above). Thank Osiris for plastic necromancy!!
It's all pretty pathetic and revolting, if you ask me. Plastic surgery should be used to overcome actual deformities, not "old and tired" looks. Millions of Americans and billions of people around the world have NO medical care, and these wimpy narcissists are paying thousands of dollars to look more lovingly into the mirror.
They should learn to accept themselves. Failing that, they can put a bag over their heads.
- Uke Man
More American men seeking nip n' tuck
by Jocelyne Zablit Sun Jan 14
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Once considered a woman's domain, cosmetic surgery is increasingly attracting American men keen on remaining competitive in the workplace, improving their love life or getting rid of physical hangups.
With procedures for droopy eyelids, bulging love handles and over-sized breasts, more men are readjusting their bodies to enhance their looks and stack the odds in their favor career-wise.
"It's much more acceptable in society today for men to seek plastic surgery," Dr Phillip Haeck, a plastic surgeon in the western state of Washington, told AFP. (Yeah, you can believe him!! He's the one who hung himself)
"There is an incredible push for men to smell good, to have smoother skin and coincidentally to pay more attention to how they look," said Haeck, 53, who underwent surgery on his eyelids two years ago and who has seen a 19 percent increase in male clients in the last five years. (Hmmm . . . do you think the men are flocking to Dr. Haeck because of his luscious new eye lids or because he smells good???)
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the total number of cosmetic procedures on men grew by 16 percent between 2000 and 2005 with breast reduction, tummy tuck, lip augmentation, eyelid surgery and liposuction among the most popular. (not to mention the wallet-flattening dollarsuction procedure)
Dr Mark Solomon, a plastic surgeon in the eastern state of Pennsylvania, said he believes the baby boomer generation is behind men seeking "six-pack abs" and youthful looks beyond their 40s, 50s and even 60s. (Good luck, guys; that'll probably fool Arthur Ritis)
"Competition for jobs continues to increase at an intense pace with people trying to maintain their level of advancement both professionally and personally, and more people are divorced than ever before," Solomon said. "People are also less concerned today about appearing feminine."
He said his male patients, who make up 30 percent of his clientele, span all age groups and backgrounds, from mailmen, to prison guards to executives willing to spend between 2,000 and upwards of 10,000 dollars, depending on the surgery.
Eyelid surgery typically runs between 3,000 and 4,000 dollars and breast surgery about 5,000 dollars. Most of the surgeries are out-patient and require a brief recovery period. (Ah, yes!! Billfold-flattening!!)
"With regard to facial surgery, most of them want to get rid of the tired look," Solomon said of his patients. "For body contouring, it's more that they've dieted and exercised and still can't make their body look they way they want it to."
Haeck said some of his older patients seek a nip and tuck in a desperate bid to keep up with their younger counterparts at the office.
"I've heard everything from 'I've got a younger wife and I want to look younger to I have to hold on to my job and there are a lot more younger people getting promoted and I want to look like them," Haeck said.
Jim Larson, a 41-year-old nurse at Haeck's office said he decided to get rid of the extra skin around his eyelids two years ago because he felt it made him look tired and old.
"I don't regret it at all," he said. "It has made me look a little more younger, a little more awake and alert. (and I would rather LOOK younger, more awake, and alert; Dahling!! than be younger, alert, and awake!! and I look Mahvelous !!")
"If women can do it, I don't see why we can't?" (well guys, if it's to be like women, why REDUCE the size of your breasts??)
1 Comments:
Hi Tom,
This is a very sad commentary on human beings and their incredible vanity. You said it very well. Sondra
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