Bro-tox? Botox Becoming Increasingly Popular Guy Gift
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Siri Stafford/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — What to get the man in your life is an ongoing dilemma. The go-to gifts have usually been gadgets, sports tickets, car equipment, and of course the ubiquitous — and ultimately lame — ties. But now, a new item is making the rounds: Botox.
An increasing number of men are adding Botox — or, as some are calling it, Bro-tox — to their wish lists.
“Every year it seems like more and more men are getting Botox as… gifts, and it’s not necessarily the older men,” said Dr. Anthony Youn, a plastic surgeon. “We’re seeing a lot of men…who are having these as gifts as early as in their thirties.”
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 300,000 men currently get Botox each year.
“It’s still a competition in our society for looks and, you know, better-looking men get paid more, and they get prettier girls,” said Dr. Anthony Griffin, another plastic surgeon.
And the men joining this burgeoning boys club aren’t who you might expect.
“A lot of times they’re men you wouldn’t necessarily see coming into a plastic surgeon’s office,” said Dr. Youn. “They’re not the stereotypical guy who really, really cares about grooming and exactly how he looks.”
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