Cardi B is right. It's time to leave behind the era of buttock implants | Arwa Mahdawi
Never let it be said that I have no scope. Earlier this year, I brought you the latest hard-hitting news on cleavage trends (sideboobs are out, circumboobs are in). This week, I'm briefing you on cigarette butts. Specifically, the Brazilian Buttock Lift (BBL), a procedure in which fat is taken from a part of the body and injected into the buttocks.
BBL has gained in popularity in recent years despite being problematic for various reasons, including having the highest mortality rate of all cosmetic surgeries. A 2017 study found that one in 3,000 BBLs ended in death. By comparison, another study found that cosmetic breast surgery was associated with a death rate of 1 in 72,000 cases.
While a worrying number of people seem ready to die for a ride from behind, it seems the fascination with BBLs may finally be deflating. Many headlines have been published in recent months declaring "the end of the BBL era". These were, in part, sparked by intense speculation that some of the Kardashians may have had their (allegedly denied) (allegedly) procedures canceled. Rapper Cardi B also had her buttock implants removed last year and warned her fans not to get any. with even more evidence that the BBL era may be behind us. A recent report claims that New Yorkers are paying $25,000 to have their artificial behinds sucked. A Fifth Avenue cosmetic surgeon told the tabloid that reversing BBLs, or reconstructing "overfilled" ones, is now his most popular procedure.
Arwa Mahdawi is a columnist at the Guardian
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Never let it be said that I have no scope. Earlier this year, I brought you the latest hard-hitting news on cleavage trends (sideboobs are out, circumboobs are in). This week, I'm briefing you on cigarette butts. Specifically, the Brazilian Buttock Lift (BBL), a procedure in which fat is taken from a part of the body and injected into the buttocks.
BBL has gained in popularity in recent years despite being problematic for various reasons, including having the highest mortality rate of all cosmetic surgeries. A 2017 study found that one in 3,000 BBLs ended in death. By comparison, another study found that cosmetic breast surgery was associated with a death rate of 1 in 72,000 cases.
While a worrying number of people seem ready to die for a ride from behind, it seems the fascination with BBLs may finally be deflating. Many headlines have been published in recent months declaring "the end of the BBL era". These were, in part, sparked by intense speculation that some of the Kardashians may have had their (allegedly denied) (allegedly) procedures canceled. Rapper Cardi B also had her buttock implants removed last year and warned her fans not to get any. with even more evidence that the BBL era may be behind us. A recent report claims that New Yorkers are paying $25,000 to have their artificial behinds sucked. A Fifth Avenue cosmetic surgeon told the tabloid that reversing BBLs, or reconstructing "overfilled" ones, is now his most popular procedure.
Arwa Mahdawi is a columnist at the Guardian
Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of no more than 300 words via email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
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