If you dabble at all in social media, then chances are you saw that outlandish Kim Kardashian photograph that was making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter recently. You know the one - where she's balancing a full wine glass easily on her expansive derriere.
Few people want a backside quite so ... what's a nice way to say it? Ample. However, we do have a lot of patients who are looking to enhance their buttocks, to better fill out jeans or swimsuits and in general give them a better body shape.
We've seen an increase in requests for buttock augmentation, and we're not the only ones. A recent article in the Washingtonian says the number of these procedures increased last year by 58%.
Silicone butt implants used to be the procedure of choice, but lately we've been performing more and more Brazilian Butt Lifts, which involve removing fat from one area of the body and using that fat to augment the buttocks. Often, fat is removed from the lower back using liposuction, and when it is placed on the buttocks, the overall change to your body contour is obvious.
Generally, anyone in relatively good health can be a candidate for a Brazilian Butt Lift, as long as he or she has fat to harvest that can be used for the augmentation. Click here to read more about the Brazilian Butt Lift, and then make an appointment if you'd like to speak with one of our physicians about the procedure.
