With the growing obsession with all things Kim Kardashian, it’s probably not the biggest surprise that she’s leaving behind a legacy… of women wanting bigger bums.
According to new stats released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, women looking to increase the size of their bums was the fastest growing cosmetic surgery last year.
Shapelier bums and killer curves continue to be the cosmetic trend, with a report outlining that women are willing to splash the dollars to boost their assets.
The latest results show buttock augmentations – which use grafts or fat injections from other parts of the body to build up the shape of the bum – has risen to 11,505 procedures in 2014 – a 15 per cent rise on 2013 bookings.
A breakdown of the stats shows buttock implants hit 1,863 – a 98 per cent increase from the year before, while buttock lifts reached 3,505 a 44 per cent jump on last year’s report.
Speaking about the results, Scot Glasberg, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said:
“The media effect, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, are having a phenomenal effect on what patients want, what they are coming in and asking for.
“It’s a much better option than we had with implants.”
Men are also getting in on the act, with a new interest in pectoral implants seeing more than a thousand requests in 2014. This marked a 208 per cent rise from 2013.
