More US men getting plastic surgery: Study

WASHINGTON - Facelifts are surging in popularity among US men as the country digs out of recession and the older set aims to compete with a younger, tech-savvy generation, a survey showed on Monday.

Data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) showed cosmetic surgery procedures in men rose 2 percent last year over 2009, including a 14 percent rise in facelifts and a 7 percent hike in liposuction.

Those figures still lag behind the all-time peak in plastic surgery reached in 2007 just before the financial downturn.