It’s About The Boys!
Text By J. Ecochard
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Seth L. Matarasso
Most American guys would visibly bristle at the thought of being branded a
“metrosexual.”
Yet, numerous number crunching stats show a dude may not want to ‘look like a lady’ but are forking over the bucks, just like females, to maintain their inner and outer beings. As noted by top-notch San Francisco based Clinical Professor of (and practicing) Dermatologist , Dr. Seth L. Matarasso- regular guys, and not just politicians (John Kerry, Sens. Joe Lieberman and Biden etc) and the celebufabulous who spend their lives- lenses’ preening- are getting beyond just using sunscreen and “maybe” a retinoid topical cream- and embracing easily tolerated dermal fillers like injectables Restylane™ -for acne scars, wrinkles, under eye hollows… and Perlane™ for the deep grooves between the end of the nose and the mouth, aka the nasolabial folds.
Another quick treatment men will ‘tolerate’ are Botox™ injections to temporarily smooth facial frown lines (by relaxing facial muscles). In fact, Dr. Matarasso is the 2nd largest user of Allergan’s Botox™ in the country, while his east coast based colleague, Dr. Fredric Brandt, is numero uno.
New York/Miami/Tampa rooted Dr. Jeffrey S. Epstein MD, F.A.C.S is not only an easy-going, astute observer of life, but also an in-demand hair restoration and transplant guru that men, and increasingly women, flock to. Labeling the phenomenon, “retrosexual” his practice sees increasingly numbers of men who undergo chest, eyebrow and eye lash(!) hair transplants, in addition to the what one would expect-implants for enviable thick hair up top. Clearly, men are more relaxed about taking care of personal business-or are stressing over the younger competition at work and their love lives. And mercifully, donor site scar reductions and realistic looking hair follicle transplants are attainable. Maybe even your hairdresser won't know for sure.
And don’t think for a minute, that what hopefully are steady handed Docs. or even day spas- one engages for these dermatological/plastic surgery treatments… does not matter. How the injectables are stored, purity issues, application/procedural skills, education, training and experience- are critically important. Like everything else, you get what you pay for.
Not to over endorse the above options…but we are all for undergoing ‘whatever’ because the achieve-able goals, though costly, are well, realistic. And unlike some over-the-counter ‘hope in a jar’ solutions that aren’t worth the cost of their seductive packaging, we also give two thumbs up to some supplements that seem to deliver incremental improvements. Happy with the quality of products from Menscience, we recently, test drove their Thermogenic Formula on a typical weekend of rock climbing, hiking, golf, and -we must confess, a bit too much non-caffeine buzz inducing, beverages. Happily, our energy levels were up there…and we were sure the Green Tea, Guarana and White Willow Extracts and assorted Vitamin Bs in each easily swallowed Thermogenic Formula capsule, really helped. And it does seem a healthier alternative to that weird tasting Red Bull stuff anyway.