The Daily Mail reports: ‘Sarkozy Syndrome’ men with younger wives turn to Botox to narrow appearance of age gap

The French president has become a role model for middle aged men wanting to stay youthful for their younger wives. They’re calling it Sarkozy Syndrome. Middle-aged men embarking on second marriages to much younger partners are turning to cosmetic surgery to try to narrow the age gap.

Although there is no suggestion 53-year-old French president Nicolas Sarkozy has had any nips or tucks either prior or since his marriage to former model Carla Bruni, 40, the experts insist he is having an influence on demand.

One of the country’s largest operators says it has seen more than 5,200 men in the last six months alone for consultations on youth enhancing procedures.

A fifth of all Botox patients are now men and many were citing a second marriage as their key motivation.