A slim, firm figure without excess flesh gives both men and women the impression of someone thorough about self-management. A slim waist and abdomen matter to men as well, and many work hard to build “chocolate abs”.
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That said, frequent company dinners and late-night meals, the main culprits behind abdominal obesity, are hard to avoid in working life. When busy days take over there is not enough time to exercise either, and many sigh as they watch their body turn steadily into a D shape.
The abdomen is generally where fat settles easily, which makes it a particularly hard area to slim down. Because far more exercise is needed there than elsewhere, escaping abdominal obesity is even harder for those with a body-shape disorder, and the resulting stress over exercise and insecurity about appearance can leave a person feeling withdrawn.
Dr. Jaeho Cho of TheLINE Plastic Surgery said, “Enquiries about male body contouring such as male liposuction are on the rise, mainly from men whose lifestyle makes exercise impossible or who are worn out from seeing no results from dieting,” adding, “A slim figure has become as much of an issue among men as among women recently, but since the female and male body differ, it is worth having a consultation with specialists in male body contouring.”
Male body contouring raises satisfaction with surgery by creating the figure men prefer, through methods such as building an inverted-triangle upper body with a hint of abdominal definition rather than simply a slim frame. Male liposuction can be divided broadly into abdominal liposuction, love-handle liposuction on the flanks, and gynecomastia, the condition in which breast development makes a man's chest protrude like a woman's, and by removing fat appropriately from these areas the ideal figure men want can be created.
Assessing the individual body shape through ultrasound diagnosis before such liposuction is also a way to carry out body-tailored surgery with high satisfaction. Since men generally have more muscle mass than women, identifying the muscle and subcutaneous fat layers accurately through ultrasound fat analysis before liposuction and removing as much of the subcutaneous fat layer only as possible can be seen as the factor that determines the success of the surgery.
Precise 3D ultrasound assessment before surgery also allows the operation to be carried out safely through minimal incisions without damage to soft tissue such as nerves and blood vessels.
Dr. Yongseung Seo said, “Beyond having surgery performed by specialists with abundant procedural experience, systematic aftercare following surgery is also a factor that determines the result of liposuction,” adding, “You need to choose a clinic with a specialised aftercare system that supports fast recovery.”
