Risk and Reward: Public Perception of Gluteal Fat Grafting Safety
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
BODY CONTOURING
Risk and Reward: Public Perception of Gluteal Fat Grafting Safety Darya Fadavi1 • Waverley He1 • Franca Kraenzlin1 • Halley Darrach1 Pragna Shetty2 • Helen Xun1 • Justin M. Sacks1
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Received: 20 January 2020 / Accepted: 9 April 2020 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2020
Abstract Background This study aims to understand how sociodemographic factors influence perceptions of ‘‘Brazilian Butt Lift’’ (BBL), the cosmetic procedure with the highest reported mortality rate, among adult women. We also investigate whether education about risks changes willingness to receive this procedure. Methods A Qualtrics survey including education about BBL was administered on Amazon Mechanical Turk, with inclusion criteria of female sex. Results Survey data from 489 female participants were included. 78.1% of participants found the BBL mortality rate to be higher than expected. 70.1% of the original 177 willing or neutral participants became unwilling to undergo a BBL after education. Multivariate logistic regression indicated that individuals who were more willing to undergo BBL after education were individuals who have a diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder (OR 60.5, p = 0.02) or have an acquaintance who received a BBL (OR 230.2, p \ 0.01). Conclusions Overall, survey participants were less willing to undergo BBL after learning its risks, indicating the critical role of patient education during informed consent. Additionally, individuals who are unhappy with their body shape, or who feel cultural or social pressure to attain a Darya Fadavi and Waverley He co-first author. & Darya Fadavi [email protected] 1
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 601 North Caroline Street, Suite 2114C, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
certain body shape, may accept higher levels of risk to improve their looks, suggesting patient motivation for the procedure may limit even the most effective informed consent process. In light of these findings, the surgical community may consider regulating the BBL procedure and improving safety using evidence-based risk reduction techniques. Ensuring that patients fully understand the risks associated with the BBL procedure is critical for both surgeon and patient. Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266. Keywords Gluteal fat grafting Brazilian Butt Lift BBL Body contouring Public perception Cosmetic surgery Plastic surgery Amazon Mechanical Turk
Introduction Buttock augmentation via autologous fat grafting (‘‘Brazilian Butt Lift’’ or ‘‘BBL’’) is a widely performed aesthetic procedure to shape and augment the gluteal region, while simultaneously slimming adja
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