Why butt lifts can be so dangerous

Updated 1429 GMT (2229 HKT) August 29, 2018

New York City-based plastic surgeon Dr. Matthew Schulman said of the growing popularity of butt lifts: "I have been calling it 'The Kardashian Effect' for almost 5 years now. It is a combination of increased popularity of Kim Kardashian, known for her ample backside, as well as increased popularity of social media."
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New York City-based plastic surgeon Dr. Matthew Schulman said of the growing popularity of butt lifts: "I have been calling it 'The Kardashian Effect' for almost 5 years now. It is a combination of increased popularity of Kim Kardashian, known for her ample backside, as well as increased popularity of social media."
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Singer Jennifer Lopez is well-known for her figure, and one of the major influencers in women wanting a curvier look and going for buttock surgeries, says plastic surgeon Dr. Stanley Okoro. The Brazilian buttock lift is now Okoro's most popular surgery in the U.S. and Nigeria.
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Singer Jennifer Lopez is well-known for her figure, and one of the major influencers in women wanting a curvier look and going for buttock surgeries, says plastic surgeon Dr. Stanley Okoro. The Brazilian buttock lift is now Okoro's most popular surgery in the U.S. and Nigeria.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj accepts an award during the 2015 American Music Awards. She is another one of many performers who have helped to make the fuller figure more popular.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj accepts an award during the 2015 American Music Awards. She is another one of many performers who have helped to make the fuller figure more popular.
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Women buy bottom enhancer products in a market of Treichville suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where "big is beautiful" bottom enhancers come in all shapes and sorts, and at any cost.
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Women buy bottom enhancer products in a market of Treichville suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where "big is beautiful" bottom enhancers come in all shapes and sorts, and at any cost.
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A shopkeeper in a market in Abidjan shows pots of cream thought to help enhance bottoms. The cream's label says it's made of cod-liver oil, honey or shea butter.
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A shopkeeper in a market in Abidjan shows pots of cream thought to help enhance bottoms. The cream's label says it's made of cod-liver oil, honey or shea butter.
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