Florida Board Takes Action Following Brazilian Butt Lift Deaths

Board Takes Action Following Brazilian Butt Lift Deaths
Despite changes and a new state law allowing the Florida Board of Medicine to better regulate and discipline doctors when a patient dies or is seriously hurt, the death rate from BBLs has increased.

South Florida has become the capital of the Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgery as women fly in from across the country to undergo the popular procedure. But as the NBC 6 Investigators have been reporting for years, at least 19 women have lost their lives in our area following the cosmetic surgery in the last five years.

Our reporting prompted several studies that changed the way these surgeries are performed.

“In 2019, because of all the deaths, the Florida Board of Medicine put a rule stating that doctors could no longer inject fat into the muscle,” said Dr. Pat Pazmiño, a board certified plastic surgeon based in Miami.

But despite the changes and a new state law allowing the Florida Board of Medicine to better regulate and discipline doctors when a patient dies or is seriously hurt, the death rate from BBLs has increased.

Read Full Article Here: https://www.nbcmiami.com/investigations/board-takes-action-following-brazilian-butt-lift-deaths/2776749/

Dr. Salzman has years of experience performing BBL surgery using ultrasound technology for the safety of his patients. Click here to learn more about the BBL procedure at our office.

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