Chicago Illinois Plastic Surgery Study Reveals Reason Women Are More Sensitive To Pain Than Men

According to the study, women averaged 34 nerve fibers per square centimeter of facial skin while men only averaged 17 nerve fibers. Despite psychosocial expectations for men to be tougher than women when feeling pain, these findings illustrate that women’s lower pain tolerance and threshold are physical.

“Eighty-seven percent of the 9.2 million cosmetic surgery procedures performed last year were on women,” said Dr. Wilhelmi. “The ability to minimize pain often affects a patient’s perception of their results. We hope this data will give new perspective on how to better treat post-operative pain in women.”

Currently, 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population suffers from acute pain, says Dr. Wilhelmi, while 25 to 30 percent suffer from chronic pain.

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