There used to be an impression that liposuction was primarily for women - but increasingly, liposuction is also becoming a man's choice. Most cosmetic surgeons are reporting an increase in the number of men who are opting for liposuction, as well as other cosmetic procedures.

Nowadays, men are under far more pressure to look good. Divorce figures are up on previous decades, and men realize they need to look good if they want to attract another mate. There is also more competition in the workplace for promotions-and in the present economic climate, to just hold on to the job you have. It's no longer enough to be good at what you do, how you look matters too, no matter how un-politically correct that may seem.

Men are now taking more care of how they look. Often they consider cosmetic surgeries such as liposuction to be an investment in themselves. So more men are showing up at cosmetic surgery offices across the country to get help to achieve the look they want.

With the latest advancements in liposuction such as Smartlipo and Vaser Lipo, there is much less recovery time required. This makes these new liposuction technologies more attractive to men in particular.

Liposuction for men-the most popular options.

Whereas breast augmentation is one of the most popular surgeries for women, a lot of men want the exact opposite for themselves. Men can develop 'man breasts' as they age, or if they suffer from the fairly common condition of gynecomastia. In gynecomastia liposuction, excess fatty tissue is removed from the male breast area, resulting in a more manly, youthful looking chest.

Facial cosmetic surgery is probably the most common cosmetic surgery requested by men today. Chin lipo is very popular as it can turn the clock back on how a man looks by several years. Sometimes chin lipo is done as a stand-alone procedure, or in combination with a face lift.

For men who want to appear as if they spend hours in a gym to get the perfect strong, toned body, Vaser Hi Def lipo is a very popular liposuction procedure. During this procedure, usually carried out under local anesthetic, fat from around the muscles of the abdomen, chest and back is sculpted away to reveal the underlying musculature. To be considered a suitable candidate for this procedure, you would need to be fit and at your ideal weight.

More and more men are talking to each other about cosmetic surgeries now, the subject is now not as taboo as it once was. And liposuction for men is leading the way in what men want.