According to Daily Mail, In the year that has
seen the likes of Liam Neeson, Tom Cruise and Sean Penn all reveal their toned
torsos, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of male patients in their
fifties and sixties seeking cosmetic treatment in order to achieve a more defined,
muscular physique at a later stage in life.
Honed to
perfection: 54-year-old Donovan underwent a new type of lipo so that he could
keep up with his 33-year-old girlfriend.
In his younger days
Donovan, who owns his own marketing company, was better able to achieve the
results he wanted but after starting a family and living a busy working life,
he struggled to maintain a lifestyle that was active enough to give him the body
he wanted. Donovan’s wife Anna is also 21 years his junior and so the pressure
to look fit and in shape alongside her was even larger because of this age gap.
In the end he resorted to a treatment called VASER high def at The Private
Clinic, performed by Dr Mike Comins. The treatment was carried out under local
anaesthetic and involved melting away the unwanted fat and removing it via a
tiny canula.
Maintenance:
Donovan struggled to maintain a lifestyle that was active enough to give him
the body he wanted alongside his younger wife
Dr Comins targets
the underlying fat during the procedure and suctions it out around the
musculature to create a more defined, finished result. Speaking to MailOnline,
Donovan said: "You can only go so far with exercise and at my age it's
much harder to keep the weight off. I do a lot of cardio but it's hard to shift
the fat in certain areas, especially after a certain age. The good thing about
this treatment is it's targeted weight loss off the area you want to lose it
from. I had love handles and fat below my pecs and I wanted to get rid of
it." He underwent the treatment six months ago and it set him back £10,000
but he maintains that it was worth every penny.
Before and after:
The candid photographs show the before (L) and after (R) effects of the £10,000
treatment.
He said: "Now
I feel so much more confident and I love walking around without my top on. I
like to go to Ibiza every summer for a few days and dance with my top off -
being over 50 it's hard to dance around with your top off unless you're in good
shape. I would say to other men, try and get in shape through exercise first,
but if that doesn't work then perhaps surgery is a better option. Also, the
amount it costs is a good incentive to keep it off."
Staying in shape:
Donovan maintains his great shape with Muy Thai boxing and weight training 4-5
times each week
He said: "I do
get told I look very young for my age. I once got stopped at passport control
as the officer didn't believe it was me, because of my age." He also had a
pec implant a few years ago and is keen to have more treatment on his lower
abdomen next as he wants more definition there. And it seems that Donovan isn't
alone in his quest for more definition. The number of men above the age of 50
who have undergone the non-surgical alternative to liposuction at The Private
Clinic of Harley Street has increased by more than 110 per cent in the past two
years. Now, almost 20 per cent of the total number of men who undergo VASER at
the clinic are above the age of 50.
Confidence: He says
he feels so much more confident with his new shape and loves taking his shirt
off in Ibiza.
Experts have put
this increase down to a more open attitude to cosmetic surgery amongst men,
together with the presence of older males in the public eye - from heads of
industry and politicians to actors and musicians - who are today being
photographed looking fit and well later in life. Dr Mike Comins, cosmetic
doctor at The Private Clinic, who has performed more VASER treatments than any
other practitioner in the UK, said: "Some four-five years ago the average
age of a patient who came to me expressing an interest in such treatment was
around 30 years old. At that time it was incredibly rare for men in their 50s
and 60s to seek the treatment. Now a considerable proportion of the males I
treat are 50 or older, which demonstrates a dramatic change in attitude towards
cosmetic treatment."
Not alone: Donovan
isn't alone is his quest for greater abs, the Private Clinic have been a 110
per cent surge in men seeking the treatment.
Gone are the days
where men can afford not to care about the way they look and their physical
health and fitness. Now these men are in the public eye and they care a great
deal about looking and feeling fit and healthy beyond the age of fifty. For
these individuals, treatments like VASER can go hand in hand with regular
exercise, to help ensure that they look and feel fitter and younger. It is also
far more suitable for these patients than traditional liposuction because it involves
very little downtime, allowing the patient to get back to their day to day
working routine almost immediately.
I just think this men re encouraging this useless women by going all the way. You can never look the same for ever, so when this man start ageing is it right for her to leave him. if so, then this woman does not deserve the six packs he has now.
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