Cosmetic surgery is becoming more democratic and it is becoming less and less taboo to talk about the modifications that we have made or are planning to make to erase a complex. However, we must not trivialize the operations which remain cumbersome processes which can have an impact on physical but also psychological health. The risks are definitely present, as shown by a recent survey conducted by the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (The American Society of Plastic Surgeons). It has been concluded that one operation in particular is dangerous and for good reason, it causes the greatest number of deaths:the Brazilian buttock lift (LBF) also called buttock lipofilling. What is it exactly? The Conversation website deciphers the fashionable phenomenon. You can benefit from LBF for purely aesthetic reasons, but many patients resort to it after a significant weight loss or a fracture in the pelvis. The operation consists of taking fat from areas of the body where it is present in quantity and injecting it into the buttocks. Fat grafting can only be successful if the part of the body receiving it is supplied with blood. In other words, fat can only survive if it is injected into fat that is already present, however 90% of the "intake" can be absorbed. This is why it is preferable to inject it into muscle, but the option carries significant risks if it is not carried out correctly and with the utmost care.
Indeed, this can result in a fat embolism – fat gets into the bloodstream and clogs a blood vessel – which can prevent air from entering the lungs for example or cause a stroke. In either case, the patient can die. Fat embolism is responsible for one death in 3,000 cosmetic surgery operations. The volume of fat used is also important:surgeons believe that 300 ml (the equivalent of a can of soda) is a safe amount, but other "professionals" use liters of fat and thus put the life of their patients at risk. A 2017 survey of 692 surgeons determined that they had recorded 32 deaths from fat embolism during their careers and 103 non-fatal incidents. It should be noted that most of the known deaths are attributed to clandestine surgeons far from being sufficiently qualified and who practice in houses or garages (they are particularly numerous in Brazil). LBF has its advantages, such as finding a certain practicality or more simply feeling better in one's life thanks to the disappearance of a complex, but it is important to specify that its benefits and its risks are equal. For those who would be tempted to take the plunge, seek advice from a professional who must at all costs inform you of the risks of the operation. Look like Kim K. why not, but not at the risk of his life...
