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How the Brazilian butt lift became one of the deadliest cosmetic surgeries

How the Brazilian butt lift became one of the deadliest cosmetic surgeries

Days after undergoing cosmetic surgery, Chelsea ended up in an emergency room in Philadelphia with what appeared to be third-degree burns. The skin around her thighs had turned black, hardened and blistered. The burning sensation was so strong that he was barely breathing.

She had had a Brazilian butt lift, where fat is liposuctioned from a part of the body, usually the abdomen or thighs, and then injected into the buttocks in the hope of giving the patient a flattering figure.

"I was hoping to make a difference and it turned into a complete nightmare," said Chelsea, who did not want to use her last name for fear of damaging her career prospects. Before the operation, she studied nursing. She now cannot sit down without experiencing a burning sensation.

How the Brazilian butt lift became one of the deadliest cosmetic surgeries

The Brazilian butt lift is among the riskiest aesthetic procedures. In 2017, it returned to the intervention with the highest mortality of all cosmetic surgeries in the United States, according to a group of clinical societies. Patients were paralyzed as a result of surgery, or had pain due to nerve damage. A task force found that about 3% of surgeons reported patient deaths.

As celebrities with Kardashian-like shapes fill social media, the Brazilian butt lift has become more popular.

Vitet e e fundit, numri i operacioneve është rritur në mënyrë dramatike, tha Lina Triana, presidente e zgjedhur e Shoqatës Ndërkombëtare për Kirurgjinë Estetike Plastike. Në vitin 2020, kirurgët plastikë të certifikuar nga bordi kryen 40,000 operacione për ngritjen e vitheve dy herë më shumë se pesë vjet më parë, sipas statistikave më të fundit nga ISAPS.

How the Brazilian butt lift became one of the deadliest cosmetic surgeries

Këto operacione nuk janë të lira dhe nuk mbulohen nga sigurimet. Kostoja mesatare e një ngritjeje të vitheve është 4,807 dollarë, sipas statistikave nga Shoqata Amerikane e Kirurgëve Plastikë. Ky çmim nuk mbulon as anestezinë, pajisjet e sallës së operacionit apo shpenzime të tjera të lidhura”, tha një zëdhënës i ASPS.

The alarming number of problems with the Brazilian butt lift is mainly due to the lack of regulations. Although plastic and cosmetic surgery may seem synonymous, they are not. In the United States, a few months of training entitles doctors to be called cosmetic surgeons. In contrast, a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery requires at least six years of specialized training.