They are famed for their hourglass curves almost as much as their tumultuous love lives and extravagant lifestyles.
And it seems women are now going to extreme lengths to emulate the Kardashians, with one of Europe’s leading surgeons crediting the reality stars with a dramatic rise in request for ‘Brazilian’ bum lifts.
According to Dr. Foued Hamza, women are flocking to get the procedure, which fills out the buttocks using a fat transfer from another part of the body – in record numbers.
In fact, Dr. Hamza reports the procedure, which costs between £6,500 and £10,000, has seen more than a 50 per cent increase compared to five years ago.
Stars like Kim Kardashian (pictured) are partly behind a rise in requests for Brazilian bum lifts, which Dr Hamza says are up by 50 per cent over the past five years
And whether it’s a minor lift or a Kim Kardashian bum, patients enter his practice from all over the world requesting a Brazilian bum lift.
The procedure’s now widely-used nickname was coined in 1996 after Dr. Leonard Grossman was filmed performing fat transfer surgery on a patient from Brazil.
Dr. Hamza, a French surgeon based in London and Paris, specialises in body contouring surgery and has been working on Brazilian bum lifts for the past 10 years.
And he claims a lot of the patients requesting a bigger bum are women who have taken up fitness and been disappointed by their resulting deflated derriere.
One of Dr Hamza’s patients before (left) and after. Whether it’s a minor lift or a Kim Kardashian bum, patients enter his practice from all over the world requesting a Brazilian bum lift
A happy customer shows off the results of a Brazilian (right). The procedure’s now widely-used nickname was coined in 1996 after Dr. Leonard Grossman was filmed performing fat transfer surgery on a patient from Brazil
A recent client. Dr Hamza told MailOnline: ‘I see many patients who have undergone significant weight loss which has changed their figure and they request toning surgery to complement their weight loss accomplishment’
Stars like Nicki Minaj have made big bums trend according to Dr. Hamza who told MailOnline: ‘Celebrity influence is one of the main reasons we may have seen a rise in the Brazilian bum’
He told MailOnline: ‘I see many patients who have undergone significant weight loss which has changed their figure and they request toning surgery to complement their weight loss accomplishment.
‘Kim Kardashian, Chloe Sims and Nicki Minaj are just few of the acclaimed celebrities known for their big bums.
‘Many clients come into the clinic holding pictures on their phones of these celebrities, among others, they wish to resemble.
‘Celebrity influence is one of the main reasons we may have seen a rise in the Brazilian bum.’