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How the BBL became social media's most viral cosmetic procedure

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Two surgeons prepare a patient for the procedure of buttock augmentation.
Two surgeons prepare a patient for the procedure of buttock augmentation.

PLEASE NOTE: The following article contains images of plastic surgery and may upset some viewers.

Our faces are seen more than the faces of people in previous generations thanks to social media and remote work, and as a result, cosmetic surgery and other aesthetic treatments have become a regular part of the average person's life. 

Over the last two decades, one cosmetic phenomenon has taken the world by storm, reshaping bodies and redefining beauty standards as time passes. 

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