Marginalized Women & Brazilian Butt Lifts Part 1

This is part one of our marginalized women and Brazilian butt lifts discussion. 

In this episode we discuss the dangers of the popular Brazilian butt lift plastic surgery procedure. We cover a notorious Miami clinic that performs many BBLs, with some devastating results and the doctor who owns and operates this clinic, even though they are not a board certified plastic surgeon. 

And we highlight Pretty Brown Girl, an organization that empowers Black and Brown girls while encouraging self-acceptance by cultivating social, emotional & intellectual well-being.

Visit the Pretty Brown Girl website to learn more about their mission of empowering young women, find programs near you, and donate to their cause.

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Resources

This business helped transform Miami into a national plastic surgery destination. Eight women died. by Michael Sallah and Maria Perez

Young mothers, blue-collar clerks, all promised life-changing plastic surgeries - and died. by Michael Sallah and Maria Perez

The deadly Miami plastic surgery clinics, all owned by the same man, that killed EIGHT women after aggressively marketing half-priced services by DailyMail.com Reporter

I'm a plastic surgeon who won't perform Brazilian Butt Lifts. They're deadly. by Arthur W. Perry

Brazilian Butt Lifts Surge, Despite Risks by Abby Ellin 

Brazilian butt lift: behind the world’s most dangerous cosmetic surgery by Sophie Elmhirst

The BBL effect: How the Brazilian butt lift went mainstream by Rebecca Jennings