Dr. Aaron was interviewed by the Daily Telegraph regarding the rapidly growing number of men that are looking to inject fillers into their penises to make them bigger.
Dr. Aaron Stanes on the sharp rise in demand for penis fillers
FIRST it was women injecting filler into their cheeks, then it was butt-lifts inspired by the likes of Kim Kardashian – and now men are increasingly seeking out medical procedures to enhance their penis size.
Doctors have compared the surge in men coming forward to change, lengthen and widen the size of their appendages to the boom in breast enlargements in the latter part of the 20th Century which was previously seen as a taboo.
Leading cosmetic practitioner Dr Aaron Stanes said he was now seeing between five to 10 men a week wanting to know more about injectables which cost about $7000.
“There are a few different reasons, some men just want to have more of a bulge in their swimsuit so it is not just a sex thing,” he said.
“I have often heard men say that they have been in a locker room after playing footy and they have seen other men who are bigger than them.
“Another common one is they have had comments made by a partner, and then there are ones related to viewing pornography.”
“They’re seeing people who are more blessed in that area, of not normal measurements, and they feel they are somehow inadequate.”
He said men of all ages were coming forward including some in their 60s who typically wanted a more subtle augmentation while younger men were all about pure size.
“They come in with a bit more bravado and are more forward and say they want a big increase. It is more common that I have to talk them down,” he said.
“It is growing in popularity, it has been compared to the emergence of breast augmentation for women which was originally a taboo.”
Other cosmetic procedures now available to men include jawline enhancement filler treatments to give the face a more masculine look with packages starting at $998 at Body Sculpting Clinics.
While Botox or “brotox” has reportedly doubled in popularity in the past few years among men, more serious procedures including gynaecomastia, which is the removal of man boobs, was reportedly popular.
Sydney surgeon Dr David Caminer said he now saw at least one man a week who had concerns about their penis — but said he preferred to surgically lengthen and widen the penis rather than injecting filler because surgery was a permanent solution.
“I think times have changed, some men go so far as to not seek out a relationship because their penis doesn’t look right because of what they’ve seen on social media and on porn,” he said.
“The objective is to try and enhance the user. There are scars, we also talk to them about lengthening (and also) circumcision.”
The latest comprehensive survey of cosmetic surgery conducted by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in 2018 revealed 202,000 procedures were carried out in a single year on both men and women. It found 2065 men had their man boobs removed.
Journalist – Chris Harris, for The Daily Telegraph.
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