Cosmetic Surgery Blog

Unlike women who need to wear brassieres and upper body clothing pieces, it is normal to see men walking around with their tops off. At the gym, at the beach, or even inside the house, men can do away with their shirts whenever they please. Well, that is if he is comfortable enough to walk around with his bare chest.

As we all know, not all men are created equally. Some may have attractive and well-sculpted body, while others may not be fortunate enough to sport the built that they truly want. Proper diet and exercise may work wonders, but not for everyone.

For men who suffer from excessive breast tissue or mild gynecomastia (man boobs), the embarrassment of showing off their chest can be somewhat paralyzing. Because of this dilemma, some men turn to cosmetic surgery for solutions.

For those who do not want to get pectoral implants but wish to feel more comfortable with their chest, pectoral etching may just be the solution for their problem. This cosmetic surgery procedure is proving to be a feasible option, according to a study featured in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® – the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Henry Mentz, an American Society of Plastic Surgeons Member and co-author of the study, stated that although pectoral etching might not be common but requests for such procedure is slowly increasing. He further added that a lot of men simply do not have an idea that such cosmetic surgery procedure even exists let alone that it is proven to be a safe and effective solution for their problem.

During the procedure known as pectoral etching, targeted liposuction is done along the outer and lower borders of the pectoral muscles. A fairly small pad of adipose tissue (fat) is left in place over the chest, producing a visible contrast delineating the muscle.

A lot of patients who had requested for the procedure suffer from minor cases of gynecomastia or have lost a considerable amount of weight yet still have more feminine-like chest. Other patients, on the other hand, are serious and dedicated athletes who, despite eating right and working out, still cannot chisel the muscular chest they wish to have. In order to balance the entire look of the upper body, these patients usually choose to submit themselves to both pectoral and abdominal etching.

In contrast to pectoral implants, pectoral etching leaves barely visible scars, has no possible rejection issues, and promises enduring results. According to the study, out of more than 200 men who had opted for the procedure, only four of them suffered from minor complications.

Pectoral etching, as stated by Dr. Mentz, can be a life-altering experience to the patients. As a matter of fact, one particular patient proudly spent his holiday on a Hawaiian beach. According to Dr. Mentz, the patient shunned from taking his shirt off in public for seventy-four years because of his poorly defined chest.

In the latest study featured at Plastic Surgery 2007 – the yearly scientific conference of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, all participants of a study involving abdominal etching, a comparable procedure, reported an enhancement in appearance. To boot, 86 percent stated that they were in fact satisfied with the surgery.

Based on the ASPS statistics, over 1.1 million men went under the knife for a plastic surgery procedure in 2006, which is up by 8 percent since 2000. Just last year alone, over 400 pectoral implant surgery were performed, which is up by 99 percent since 2005.

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