Hollywood's BBL boom: Plastic surgeons reveal the celebs they think have had ... trends now
'Does my butt look big in this?' was once the question asked by millions of women with body image issues. Now, a bigger backside is all the rage.
A record 28,600 women in the US had a cosmetic procedure to enhance their butts in 2022, figures show, up 54 percent in five years.
Their popularity is thought to have been driven by Instagram, alongside the rise of hip-hop culture and the 'Kardashian effect'.
Plastic surgeons told DailyMail.com that while some transformations are more obvious — such as for rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, and Kim Kardashian — a more subtle form of BBL has emerged in recent years.
KIM KARDASHIAN: Pictured above in 2008 (left) and in recent years. She has now gone for reductions to her alleged BBL
Larsa Pippen pictured before and after her alleged BBL. She has denied reports that she had surgery previously, saying her buttocks was down to 'working out seven days a week'
IGGY AZALEA, shown left in 2013, was one of the surgeons' favorite examples of a BBL. She has previously admitted to having the surgery
They speculated that celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and Latina singer Becky G have had 'tweakments' - where only a small amount of fat implanted into the buttocks to slightly accentuate natural curves.
The Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) — also known as butt augmentation with fat grafting — rose to popularity in the mid-2010s.
Costing $8,000 to $10,000 per procedure, it is done by extracting fat from one area of the body — such as the waist or inner thigh — and implanting it into the buttocks.
The most common technique involves making four incisions into the buttocks and using a cannula — small tube-like medical instrument — to 'plant' fat cells into the area of the buttocks patients want to become more plump.
Women who receive BBLs will also have liposuction to reduce the amount of fat in their waist and accentuate their curves.
Some surgeons also use other techniques including silicone butt implants to accentuate the buttocks - though this technique is notoriously dangerous.
Dr Christopher Costa, a plastic surgeon in Las Vegas, said the best BBLs are those that 'get the curves while maintaining their more natural look'.
He pointed to Iggy Azalea, 33, as having had one of the best BBLs in the business.
MADONNA pictured in 2016 (left) and 2022 has also gone for a BBL, according to the surgeons. The star, 65, has not previously confirmed that she had the procedure
JAMES CHARLES pictured above in 2017 (left) and 2023. He has confirmed he underwent a BBL
CARDI B, shown in two photos from Instagram, has also admitted to having a BBL. She later got her butt reduced after complaining about an odor
'One of my favorites of all time is probably Iggy Azalea,' he said.
'She just had the right foundation for it, as she was carrying most of her weight in the lower part of her body and had a wider hip size.
'I use her photos to help my patients visualize what they may look like, when they come in and say they want a dramatic posterior.'
Others the surgeon pointed to included Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, who he said had both likely undergone multiple BBLs to achieve their large butts.
Iggy Azalea and Cardi B have both admitted to receiving a BBL, while Nicki Minaj previously said she had received illegal butt injections.
Both Nicki Minaj and Cardi B have previously expressed regret over their large posteriors, with Cardi B saying the operation led to her butt not smelling right.
But the surgeon said there has recently been a shift away from the larger buttocks, with more women now coming forward seeking only slight enhancements to their derrières.
Dr Costa said: 'I still have patients
