Plastic surgeons spread word of the danger of the ‘Brazilian butt lift’

August 29, 2018

Women who aren’t happy with the size and shape of their buttocks may wonder if plastic surgery is for them. They may have heard about the Brazilian butt lift — a transfer of fat from one part of the body through liposuction to the butt, where a surgeon fills and shapes the entire backside.
Some may be considering a trip to Florida, New York or California, where surgeons do high numbers of the procedure. But they might not have heard about the urgent warning of deaths from the procedure that was issued in mid-July by a task force of five societies representing plastic surgeons from around the world.
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