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You can exercise your way to bigger glutes—or for those wanting immediate or more dramatic results—there's the option of a Brazilian butt lift (BBL). The aesthetic procedure continues to grow in popularity, despite the health risks. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 20,000 people had a BBL done by board-certified surgeons in 2017, rising steadily from the 8,500 people who did it in 2012.

A BBL uses a combination of liposuction and fat-grafting, resulting in added volume, defined curves, and a lift. There are serious concern about whether this surgery is safe at all after reports surfaced that the death rate following a BLL is a terrifying 1 in 3,000. We spoke with plastic surgeons Dr. Lara Devgan and Dr. David Shafer to walk us through all the controversy.