THE DANGER OF BUTT INJECTIONS

This past Sunday I went to visit my father and began reading this months issue of Essence magazine.  Inside the magazine was an article about a woman who suffered adverse reactions to butt injections.

Before we go into what happened to the woman I must ask why is it that so many women risk life and limb for cosmetic surgery?  I will be 100% honest and say that I have thought about and considered breast implants since I've been a member of the itty bitty titty committee my entire life.  Nevertheless I haven't gotten them nor will I do so.  The biggest "cosmetic" procedure I ever had was braces and trust and believe they were NEEDED!

But...so many women are subjecting themselves to butt injections, breast implants, collagen injections, and botox for a sense of beauty and to meet a standard society throws in our faces via media and print magazines.  These images cause many women and even young girls to compare themselves and desire to be or have something they don't to the point of starving themselves and a host of other things to achieve this proverbial damn near non attainable status of beauty.

However, MANY, girls receive their lack of self confidence and body images from their parents and their family.  It is common in many "AA" households to tease.  What we don't realize is that teasing can sometimes lead to complexes and contribute to negative self images and body images.  The woman in Essence brought up the fact that growing up she was teased and told that her butt was as flat as a pancake.  So it was in a way one of her life dreams to have a big round butt one day.  One day while working as a stylist one of her clients came in, the client showed off her new butt thanks to butt injections.  The stylist took the information of the person who performed the injections and made an appointment.

The stylist showed up for her appointment and was led to a bedroom with a twin canopy bed told to undress and lay down.  Now that is exactly where the story lost me.  Who in their right minds would have a medical procedure done in someone's home on their child's bed?  I mean they didn't have enough money to buy a special medical bed heck even a massage table would do.  I digress...The stylist had the injections done, it is a 4 step process.  She went back for the 2nd injections but she began to feel funny and starting having severe itching.

INSTEAD OF CALLING HER DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY SHE WAITED 1 YEAR TO CONTACT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE SHE WAS EMBARRASSED TO TELL THEM WHAT SHE'D DONE.

Now this is a grown woman, in pain, that has had silicone injected into her behind is experiencing all types of side effects and is afraid to call her doctor!!!

Unfortunately, the butt injections caused an infection amongst other things in her body and she lost the most part of her buttocks, and her legs were cut off below the knee and she also lost her arms below the elbows.  Not only that she no longer works as a stylist and now lives on disability somewhere around $800/month.

All for what?  I understand not being happy with something and wanting to change it BUT I don't understand getting something done on the black market to your body because you don't want to pay full price.

With this I wonder and ask when will women get to a point where they love themselves and work what they got?  And how can we teach our young girls to do the same?

Anyone thinking of getting butt injections at a pumper party please note.  SILICONE INJECTIONS ON ANY PART OF THE BODY ARE NOW ILLEGAL AND THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS. If you must get a plumper back side do it the legal way, go to a licensed professional and have the procedure done.  Also realize that all surgery comes with risk so be prepared for that as well.