Are people having surgery to increase the size of their derrieres?
June 4, 2007
It's not only true, the practice is booming! According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of "buttock lifts" increased 283 percent nationwide between 2000 and 2005, from 1,356 to 5,193.
An American pioneer of the so-called "Brazilian Butt-Lift," Dr. Anthony Griffin , a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, said the most popular form of buttock enhancement, or gluteal augmentation, involves taking fat from the abdomen via liposuction, then injecting it into the muscles of the rear end.
And it's not just West Coast women, or women from South American or African cultures that value curvy bottoms, who are embracing the trend.
"We are getting more and more demand for fat injections," said Dr. Richard Ehrlichman , a consultant in plastic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and a plastic surgeon in private practice in Wellesley.
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Debra Dickerson's take at Salon
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/07/obesity/
Yeah, I know it's probably better to ignore this woman, but her signature pathology is especially evident, and fascinating on this particular subject.