A healthy, attractive body is no longer the exclusive property of actors and models. As a slim figure has become an issue among men as well, people who are neither actors nor models are also devoted to managing their bodies to get away from localized fat.
The same goes for 'Last Health Boy,' the Gag Concert segment drawing attention lately. This program, which follows the body-building project of two comedians of the same height and weight, the severely overweight Kim Soo-young and the very thin Lee Chang-ho, draws particular attention because, unlike the earlier 'Health Girl,' it takes men as its target with a 'Health Boy.'
Men's interest in building a body is no less than women's, yet some are downcast, saying that however much they want to exercise and watch their diet, the realities of their lives do not allow it. They say they cannot find time to exercise in a busy day, or that frequent work drinks and late-night meals before overtime make dieting difficult.
Even among men who keep up exercise in spare moments, those with a body-related condition they were born with or a low basal metabolic rate can find results hard to come by and the stress severe. Some men want diet results within a short period because of a severe complex about their appearance or for health reasons, so 'male body contouring' is chosen as a new alternative.
According to Dr. Jaeho Cho, Director of TheLINE Plastic Surgery, male body contouring such as male liposuction differs from the female version: moving away from making the body slim at all costs and instead creating an inverted-triangle upper body with some abdominal definition is the way to raise satisfaction with the surgery.
The precise 3D ultrasound diagnosis performed before male liposuction is useful for understanding the individual's body shape and helps achieve satisfying male body contouring, and because minimal incisions are made without damage to soft tissue such as nerves and blood vessels, recovery is safe and fast. Ultrasound fat analysis can also accurately assess the muscle and subcutaneous fat layer of men, who tend to have more muscle mass than women, raising the accuracy of the surgery.
Once the ultrasound fat analysis is done, suctioning the fat in each area appropriately makes it possible to create an ideal, masculine figure. Male liposuction is carried out systematically in broad divisions - abdominal liposuction, love handle liposuction for the flanks, and gynecomastia, in which the male chest develops and swells like a female breast - to complete a slim, firm body.
Dr. Yongseung Seo said, "It is important that a medical team specialized in male body contouring, one that understands the differences from female liposuction well, handles everything from consultation to surgery," adding, "Since systematic aftercare following liposuction is also a factor that determines the result, it is necessary to choose a clinic with a specialized aftercare system." .
