EXCLUSIVE Doctors warn of 'BBL smell'... as they reveal patients struggle to keep clean after enhancing their bottoms

22:47 EDT 05 Jul 2025, updated 22:47 EDT 05 Jul 2025 By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported a 90 percent increase in BBLs between 2015 to 2022, and a roster of celebrities, including Cardi B, Kim Kardashian, and Nene Leakes, are all rumored to have received butt-enhancing procedures.

But while BBLs - which cost an average of around $8,600 - might look aesthetically pleasing, there is a less pleasant side effect: the 'BBL smell.'

Dr Eric Anderson from Chicago-based Impressions Face + Body, told DailyMail.com that 'the BBL smell is real,' and it can be caused by a number of things, including tissue death and unhygienic practices.

One complication of BBLs is 'fat necrosis,' which causes fatty tissue in the buttocks to die following surgery, 'an indicator that a patient was overfilled with fat during the procedure.

'When there is more fat in an area than the blood supply allows, the fat will die through a smelly process called fat necrosis, which can lead to infections that need antibiotics, hospitalizations, and even sepsis.'

But the smell may also come from uncleanliness.

In one viral video, TikToker @donpsoundsoff described the smell from one woman's BBL he went on a date with as an 'an assault of my nose'.

And in another clip, a woman said she had to get her BBL reversed because it 'smelled like a dumpster.'

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