Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery

From Celebrities to Ordinary People: the Changing Image of the World’s Backside Due to Innovation in the Brazilian Butt Lift

For much the 2000’s, every cast member of Keeping up with the Kardashians sport an extremely augmented and gravity defying derriere. Jennifer Lopez or J-Lo rose to stardom in the 90’s and early 00’s due to her notable backside. Even Sports Illustrated embraced a model with a fuller behind rather than the stick figures of yesteryear when they put model Ashley Graham on their cover. Most recently, Kylie Jenner shocked the world with she debuted her generous backside that was in stark contrast to the skinny frame she used to sport.

In 2015, The American Society of Plastic Surgery bestowed the title of “2015: The Year of the Rear.” The Brazilian Butt Lift Surgical Procedure has only grown in popularity since 2015, and it shows no signs of stopping as more and more actresses and models rock bigger booties and this trend trickles down to common folks all over the world.

From Urban Beauties to Housewives of All Ethnicities

Suddenly, the desire to have a rounder, plumper, buttocks was no longer just a priority to the urban culture Sir Mix-A-Lost made famous by his iconic tribute to the perfect butts worshipped in hip hop circles in his 1992 smash hit “Baby Got Back.” The song was banned in the 1990’s by Mtv, because celebrating the female backside seemed objectionable and controversial; however, Usher’s “The Thong Song” came along in February of 2000 with similar adulation of the buttocks, and by then it was no longer consider remotely controversial to sing the praises of a nice, round, lifted derriere.

Nobody embraced the tantalizing trend more than the country that bears its name in the title of the Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery. The women of the Brazil are known the world over for their quest for the perfect proportions. No saggy butts, please! It’s only natural that Brazilian doctor Ivo Pitanguy pioneered the procedure. In the United States alone, it is estimated that every half hour a Brazilian butt lift surgical procedure is performed.

Since 2000, a 115% increase has been noted in the amount of men and women undergoing plastic surgery. Buttocks lifts are up 252% during the same timeframe. It’s not just celebrities and wealthy women with tons of disposable income undergoing these procedures, everyday housewives are saving and financing these Brazilian Butt Lifts to make their dreams of a lifted behind a reality.

What Exactly is a Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery?

Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery involves what is know as fat grafting. Fat is liposuctioned out of areas with surplus amounts of fat such as the hips, thighs, flanks, and midsection. The fat is processed, and it is then injected into the buttocks at various points depending on the patient’s wants and needs for the desired outcome of his or her derriere.

Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery is becoming derriere doctors go-to procedure of choice to augment their patients behinds. The precursor to the Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery was butt augmentation via butt implants akin to silicone or saline implants that are placed inside the breast cavity for a more voluptuous chest.

The cons of the outdated butt implants were high risk or infection and increased risk that the body would reject the foreign implant. Since the fat cells injected in a Brazilian Butt Lift surgery are from one’s own body, the body does not recognize it a foreign entity invading the body. The body’s immune system is much more likely to accept the fat injections that came from other parts of the patient’s own body. Butt augmentation via implants had the downside of keeping the patient off from work for as long as two weeks. This long time period was not feasible for working women and moms on the go. Brazilian Butt Lift patients often go back to work and regular life in as little as 5-6 days.

Things to Consider Before a Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery

It’s never a light decision to undergo a life-altering surgery. However, it’s also not an easy thing to live with a part of your body you hate! In the United States, the average price for a Brazilian Butt lift is just under four thousand dollars. Many men and women are choosing to go out of the United States to have this procedure performed for as little as two thousand dollars, which is a 50% decrease in the price of the procedure. If you are a special needs patients, such as someone with diabetes, make sure your doctor know this so he can more carefully monitor your care. Also, be prepared to pay more if you are a special needs patients.

Always choose a doctor with reputable surgical credentials and ask for references. Perusing the doctor’s catalogue or work or website of “before and after” photos will also give you an idea of the quality of his or her work.