Hollywood's High 'Man'-tenance: Male Cosmetic Surgery Rises

Love handles handled? Check. Jowls gone? Check. Bigger penis? Um … hold on. As one Beverly Hills plastic surgeon says: ‘Men are wimps when it comes to this stuff,’ even as occurrences increase 53 percent.

- Elycia Rubin

In an awards season that The Hollywood Reporter has dubbed #OscarsSoMale for the under-representation of female nominees, it may be interesting to note the (increasing) presence of Hollywood men in another area as well: Males are going under the needle and knife for cosmetic enhancement like never before. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of men having procedures increased 53 percent from 2011 to 2015.

Gabriel Chiu of Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery notes that “about 25 percent of my patients are men, and that percentage is growing.” With awards season in full swing, Chiu’s office is packed: “The face, eyes and hair really come into play for my male clients’ red-carpet appearances.” Most are looking for chiseled jaw lines (dermal fillers, from $500; no downtime), fewer wrinkles or crow’s-feet (Botox, from $500; no downtime) and filled-in hairlines (transplants, from $15,000; one week downtime).