November 24, 2017.
Quebecers but also Quebecers are more and more followers of cosmetic surgery, especially to afford dream buttocks. But these operations are not without danger.
Dangerous cosmetic operations
Kim Kardashian and Rihanna’s plump buttocks are the dream of many women around the world, who are ready to go through cosmetic surgery to look like these American stars. This operation is called the Brazilian facelift. (“Brazilian butt lift”). This would make some women feel better about themselves, but these scalpels are not without risk.
A young American, Ranika Hall, 25, learned it the hard way. She wished she had prettier buttocks. To do this, surgeons at a Florida hospital performed liposuction of 12 areas of her body, then injected this fat into her buttocks of the young woman. Following this operation, she lost consciousness and stopped breathing, according to our colleagues from the Huffington Post Quebec. This case would not be isolated.
The phenomenon is growing in North America
Various Quebec associations have taken an interest in this phenomenon and according to them, it has grown considerably in recent years in Canada. To reach these conclusions, they relied on figures from the American Society of Cosmetic Surgery, which revealed that in 2014, the demand for cosmetic buttock surgery had exploded. Compared to last year, it had increased by 86%.
” The demand is quite increasing and it exceeds breast augmentation, which was the number one surgery », Comments Dr Berbari, in the columns of the Journal of Montreal. To pay less, some women do not go to see doctors but institutes, which inject industrial silicone or mineral oil into the buttocks. A totally illegal practice, which entails significant risks of infection.
Claire Verdier
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