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\t\t\t\t\tA patient\u2019s before-and-after following surgical male jawline contouring, which has become increasingly popular.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Dr. Sean Alemi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\tIt\u2019s not just jaws and chins that are getting attention, though. In early June, prominent looksmaxxer Clavicular livestreamed his two-hour rhinoplasty procedure. But it\u2019s still rare for men to be open about cosmetic procedures, let alone document it online. While Hollywood has done much to normalize plastic surgery<\/a> and other aesthetic work, it\u2019s typically female celebrities who have been in the conversation, from the Kardashian family all the way back to Phyllis Diller speaking publicly in 1971 about having a facelift.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tDr. Babak Azizzadeh <\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\tLately, though, it\u2019s almost impossible to think of a high-profile male celebrity who hasn\u2019t sparked at least some rumors about what work he\u2019s had done, whether it\u2019s jawline reshaping (Elon Musk, Bad Bunny, Barry Keoghan, Zac Efron), a facelift (Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise), eye surgery (Adam Levine, Justin Theroux, Bradley Cooper) or fillers (Ryan Gosling, David Beckham). There are male celebs who look jarringly different (Jim Carrey), while others appear to have had subtle glow-ups where no single change stands out (Matt Damon). It\u2019s impossible to know exactly what\u2019s been done, and the talk is all speculation. Men are particularly mum about work they\u2019ve had done. \u201cFor men, you really can\u2019t have the stigma of plastic surgery,\u201d says Beverly Hills facial plastic surgeon Dr. Babak Azizzadeh<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s just very, very difficult to tolerate.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhile they might deny having work done, the hypermasculine Hollywood ideal still sets the bar for what many patients want. \u201cWhen you look at pop culture, when you look at celebrities, overwhelmingly the men are very masculine. And so I think this creates kind of a very desirable aesthetic that a lot of guys specifically come in and ask for,\u201d says Dr. Alemi.<\/p>\n \n\tFor this story, I spoke with four plastic surgeons and a top aesthetic practitioner about what men are requesting these days. Their consensus? The pool of patients is expanding faster than ever. But two procedures in particular offer a fascinating window into how gender expectations shape these decisions and how the results are perceived. The first is jaw redefinition (which can enhance masculinity) and the upper blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), which when done incorrectly can sometimes make a man\u2019s face look more feminine.<\/p>\n \n\tAs a signifier of masculinity, the Hollywood jawline is conspicuous. Think Henry Cavill. Or Gaston in Beauty<\/a> and the Beast. The typical patient seeking a face that more emulates that look either has what\u2019s traditionally been called a weak chin or they have a lower face that\u2019s more oval- or V-shaped than blocky. Some don\u2019t want dramatic changes, instead seeking more of a nearly imperceptible boost in rugged proportions.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI do get a lot of patients saying, \u201cI want my jawline to be more masculine. I want it a little more squared,\u2019 \u201d says board-certified nurse practitioner Natalia Guzman of Beverly Hills\u2019 Atelier Aesthetix<\/a>, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s become a little bit more mainstream for men to come in for procedures. I think it\u2019s less of a taboo for guys now, especially with social media.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tNurse practitioner Natalia Guzman<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\tDoctors, whether they employ fillers or implants, typically focus their jaw work on two areas: the chin, which can be given more projection, more width or more height (or some combo of the three); and what anatomy books call the gonial angle of the mandible \u2014 or, in layman\u2019s terms, the literal corner of the jaw.<\/p>\n \n\tAn initial visit at Guzman\u2019s practice typically lasts 90 minutes, during which she uses an Aura 3D Imaging System (which is outfitted with 13 cameras) to assess the angles and measures of a patient\u2019s face. Based on that analysis, Guzman decodes the strict geometry of the modern male ideal: \u201cFor the jawline for males \u2026 the width of your cheekbone to the width of your jawline is meant to be a one to one, so you\u2019re more squared out. It\u2019s more masculine. For women, we\u2019re meant to be a 1.5 to one, more in a slighter V.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tTo bring a patient\u2019s face closer to that standard of purported perfection, Guzman prefers using a filler called Juv\u00e9derm Volux, which is made primarily from hyaluronic acid.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFor men, I would be doing about two syringes in the chin. And then for the jawline, I\u2019d be doing maybe about two syringes to start with. You come back about four to six months later; we keep building slowly. So it\u2019s a process. It\u2019s not just a one-and-done, which is what a lot of people think,\u201d says Guzman, who prefers hyaluronic-based fillers because \u201cwe can dissolve it if there\u2019s a problem or let\u2019s say for example the patient doesn\u2019t like it \u2014 I don\u2019t inject anything that I can\u2019t get rid of.\u201d Adds Dr. Alemi, \u201cWe\u2019re basically doing what we call a liquid chin implant.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPost-procedure swelling can occur for 24 to 48 hours, and results typically last 12 to 18 months.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\tThat Strong Jaw\t<\/h2>\n
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