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Male Boob Jobs on the Rise

Plastic surgery's fastest growing area is breast reduction for men

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 1, 2010 10:34 AM CST

(Newser) – Male breast reduction surgery is the hottest operation in plastic surgery right now, with demand for “man boob” jobs growing faster than that for any other procedure for two years running in the UK. Last year 581 men went under the knife, according to... Read full story »

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