A prime indicator of the downfall of Western civilization! How are we going to make men, men again?
DAILY EXPRESS: Record numbers of men are having cosmetic surgery, including operations to reduce their "breasts".
Some 224 paid thousands last year to shed the sort of man boobs - or "moobs" - shown off so brazenly by Jack Nicholson on a yachting holiday.
The 70-year-old actor, whose chest was photographed off the coast of France last July, may not care about the effect of gravity on his body.
But soaring numbers of British men do.
Last year, 2,881 had operations - up 17.5 per cent in 12 months and the highest figure recorded, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons said.
Moob-reduction surgery was up 27 per cent while the number of tummy tucks preformed on males was 61 per cent higher than in 2006.
Doctors say men are finding it more acceptable to pay to alter their appearance. Just a few years ago, most plastic surgeons would not have operated on men.
Nose jobs remain the top choice for men, with 716 last year - a 36 per cent increase on 2006.
Liposuction - commonly carried out on the stomach, thighs or "love handles" - is the second most popular, followed by eyelid surgery. More men go under the knife in quest for smaller 'moobs' >>> By Daniel Martin
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