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"There was survey data published that really drew attention to a high mortality rate," explains President of the
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and Endowed Professor and Chair of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Dr. J. Peter Rubin. "Based on the survey data, it looked like the death rate was as high as one in 3,000, which is a very, very high mortality rate."
"Because a BBL carries more risk than most other plastic surgery procedures, appropriate patient selection is extremely important, and surgeons should be stricter with qualifying criteria. "An ideal candidate is a patient who has realistic expectations about the results," says Dr. Williams. "The patient should be relatively close to their ideal body weight and be in good health and a nonsmoker."
A Brazilian butt lift is an augmentation of the buttock region using a patient's own fat tissue. Fat removed from others areas of the body is injected into the hips and buttocks to improve shape and projection.
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