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With curvier silhouettes the new trend, butt augmentation has increased in popularity over the last several years. Many pursue cosmetic surgery on their posteriors without knowing about the various options they may have — and without understand the risks and benefits that accompany them. Reviewing the process, recovery, and possible downsides of each procedure will help you decide which procedure is a better fit for you.  

Though liposuction and tummy tucks may get a lot of press, many people are looking to add volume to parts of their body, not reduce it. For many women, having a feminine, attractive figure means having curves in the right places.

This can be a challenge, however, because each body gains weight in its own way and in places we can’t control. Some women tend to gain weight in their midsection and thighs first, when they’d rather have extra weight go to their breasts and buttocks. This can be frustrating when you’re looking to gain certain curves, but they just won’t appear no matter what you eat or what exercises you do.

Actually, there is a way you can add volume to your butt and get that curvy look you desire. We’re not talking about buttock implants, but rather, using your body’s own natural fat to create a more perky, shapely view from behind.

It’s no secret that shapely, round backsides are in — and flat is out. Although it’s commonly known that many women desire shapely breasts, the buttocks have become just as important for their role in creating a feminine, curvaceous body.

Helen of Troy's face may have launched a thousand ships more than 3,000 years ago, but it's fairly common knowledge that a shapely behind is high on the list of considerations for what makes a woman attractive today. Celebrities like Jennifer Lopez have made curvy bottoms popular, and fashions like bikinis and short shorts aim to show off a lifted and well-shaped posterior.

Have you always dreamed of having a curvier, shapelier backside? Sometimes genetics just don’t give you the curves you desire, and exercise and diet can only do so much. For these reasons, more and more women are deciding to get a buttocks fat transfer, or Brazilian Butt Lift.

Let’s start with something that goes without saying, but probably doesn’t get said nearly enough: everyone is acutely aware of how their buttocks look. We see it in the mirror. We feel it when we put on clothes. Certainly, we notice buttocks on other people all the time. It may not be an appropriate ice-breaker topic of conversation, but we all know the truth. The way our butts look matters to us. It might be an overly simplified way to look at the matter, but that truth is probably as good an explanation as any as to why buttocks augmentation procedures increased so noticeably in popularity last year.

Sometimes, it simply doesn'’t matter how much good work you have put in. It doesn'’t matter how dramatically you have changed your diet for the better. More exercise and a healthier diet can and will absolutely have positive impacts on your life and on your body, but what buttock lift happens when after you’'ve lost a massive amount of weight, you'’re stuck with unsightly around your lower back and buttock area? What then? The exercise and diet have already worked. The weight is gone. And yet, the loose skin serves as a constant reminder of the body you'’re trying to leave behind. Now what?

The answer might be a buttock lift procedure (gluteoplasty).