1. What are the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures among African (Black) women?
The most popular would definitely be body-contouring procedures. These improve the contours of the body, and they include liposuction and excision procedures with or without fat transfers. So, to clarify what this means, liposuction involves small incisions hidden in discreet areas such as skin creases/folds and/ or hidden by undergarments, to remove unwanted fat by means of “suctioning it out”.
This fat can then be processed (rinsed and manipulated to obtain intact fat cells) and used as a filler for other body areas such as the face, buttocks, breasts, hips and calves. This is then referred to as a fat transfer (fat