Brazilian butt lift

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.

The Florida Board of Medicine met in Orlando to take action to try to make Brazilian butt lift surgeries safer. NBC 6’s Myriam Masihy reports

When the lockdowns were lifted, there was a spike in the number of patients getting Brazilian butt lifts, one plastic surgeon said.

A series of NBC 6 investigations uncovered more than a dozen deaths involving the popular procedure at different clinics across South Florida.

A South Florida massage therapist who performed lymphatic massages for post-op cosmetic surgery clients had her license restricted after the state’s health department determined her services were a public health risk.

An emergency order by the State’s Department of Health was issued for a local licensed massage therapist. NBC 6’s Claudia DoCampo reports

A woman who traveled to Miami for a Brazilian butt lift has died following the procedure.

The death of a 29-year-old mother launched a three-year NBC 6 Investigation that led to changes in the law and the way surgeries are being done. NBC 6 Investigator Myriam Masihy traveled to West Virginia to talk to the family and brings us their first television interview.

A mother says her daughter is fighting for her life after she underwent a Brazilian butt lift. NBC 6 Investigators found she is one of many women who have experienced complications following the popular procedure.

A mother shares her story with the NBC 6 Investigators after her daughter died from a popular cosmetic procedure.

Dr. Arnaldo Valls faced the medical board Friday where they proposed taking action taken against his license.

Dr. Arnaldo Valls faces possible discipline after performing the Brazilian Butt Lift procedure on two patients

After a series of NBC 6 Investigations and subsequent nationwide attention around plastic surgery deaths in Miami, a South Florida senator has proposed new legislation that would mean stricter penalties for clinics and doctors in cases of death or serious injury.

The NBC 6 Investigators uncovered the deaths of ten women in South Florida over the past eight years after undergoing a popular cosmetic procedure.