Cardi B is right. It is time to leave the butt implant era behind | Arwa Mahdawi

Brazilian butt lifts have the highest mortality rate of any cosmetic procedure - and now surgeons are profiting, once again, from their removal

Never let it be said that I don't have range. Earlier this year I brought you the latest hard-hitting news on cleavage trends (sideboobs are out, circumboobs are in). This week I'm briefing you on butts. More specifically, the Brazilian butt lift (BBL), a procedure in which fat is taken from one part of the body and injected into the buttocks.

The BBL surged in popularity in recent years despite the fact that it is problematic for a variety of reasons, not least because it boasts the highest mortality rate of any cosmetic surgery. A 2017 study found one in 3,000 BBLs ended in death. By comparison, another study found that cosmetic breast surgery was associated with a mortality rate of 1 in 72,000 procedures.

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