» February 2nd 2010:
Brows up, breasts down: the UK in plastic surgery statistics
More men than ever before are having plastic surgery - and it's often to reduce moobs. Find out who has what done in the UK
• Get the dataPlastic surgeons are reporting a record number of "man boob" reduction operations as the rise in demand outstrips that for all other procedures - including women's breast enlargement.Figures published by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPs) showed operations to correct gynecomastia in men grew by 80%, while overall male cosmetic surgery grew by 21%.The association's audit reveals 581 male breast reduction operations were performed by members in 2009, up from 323 in 2008. Five years ago, just 22 gynecomastia operations were performed on men. The association represents one in three plastic surgeons, so the UK total is likely to be more than 1,000 operations.We're certainly not at US levels though. Overall, 36,482 procedures were done by association members for men and women in 2009, compared with 34,187 in 2008, a rise of 6.7%. Women accounted for 32,859, a rise of 5%. The audit reported 8,537 female breast augmentation operations.Here's the data BAAPs. Can you do anything with it?Download the data
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