The'six-pack' abdomen is the pride of many men who, come summer, can't wait to show off what they have earned through dense abdominal sessions in the gym and deprivation in the kitchen. Those who miss the target have already resorted to the 'penultimate minute' cosmetic touch-up in order to present themselves on the beaches in all their glory.

The belly is the weak point for men, the area where they tend to accumulate fat, so much so that the most popular male plastic surgery procedures are precisely those around the belly button. The right type of surgery varies from person to person, it must be a carefully designed path around the patient's characteristics. The most frequently used ones, however, are liposuction or liposculpture, abdominoplasty, or a combination of the two, lipoabdominoplasty.

Liposuction is the most widely practised and also the safest cosmetic surgery in the world. This surgical technique consists of subcutaneous aspiration of fat deposits located on the belly (but also on other parts of the body). it is a technique particularly suitable for reshaping the body profile, especially in the case of modest accumulations of fat tissue.

Liposculpture represents the technical evolution of traditional liposuction invented in the 1970s. In this case, the purpose of the procedure is not so much the removal of large amounts of fat, but rather the possibility of 'sculpting' small areas of the body. In particular, it differs from liposuction in that much thinner cannulas are used and allows a targeted assault on the subcutaneous fat tissue.

The abdominoplasty operation aims to restore some tone to the abdominal wall by removing the unsightly excess adipocutaneous apron and, in some cases, restoring the muscle tone of the wall by suturing the rectus abdominis muscles.

If the patient presents a slight accumulation exclusively of skin below the navel, a mini-abdominoplasty with liposuction of the supra-umbilical wall can then be considered. This technique involves a shorter surgical time compared to normal abdominoplasty as it does not involve transposition of the belly button.

Another widely practised operation in men, also on the chest , isgynaecomastia, whichconcerns a clinical condition characterised by abnormal development of the male breast and which can frequently be confused with an increase in the fatty component of the breast region .Surgery is recommended for true gynaecomastia or in cases where the fat component fails to regress either with therapy or constant diet and exercise.

However, do not delude yourself that surgery can be a shortcut to a stunning abdomen. We must make it clear that, before these operations, it is necessary to reach a correct weight and, above all, that, together with the operation, a radical change in lifestyle must also be considered, otherwise the risk is that of a short-lived result