A Sydney influencer has shared photos of her miraculous shrinking bottom, months after complaining about the results of a ‘botched’ Brazilian Butt Lift procedure.
Tori Dejong, an influencer and mother-of-four, took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday to share incredible before-and-after photos documenting how small her bottom has become three years after her BBL.
It’s unclear whether Tori underwent a surgical procedure to remove her BBL or whether the fat in her derrière somehow dissolved naturally.
She also uploaded photos of herself posing in a bikini before and after losing weight.
In the captions, Tori explained that she’d taken up a strict gym and diet regimen in recent years.
Tori Dejong, an influencer and mother-of-four, took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday to share incredible before-and-after photos documenting how small her bottom has become three years after her BBL. (Pictured left shortly after her BBL procedure, and right in December 2023)
‘The amount of times someone would say to me, “How far along are you?”‘ she wrote next to a photo of herself before weight loss in 2022.
Tori then uploaded a photo of herself looking svelte in an orange bikini, adding the caption: ‘I’m definitely not as bloated and my core muscles are stronger vs 2022 pic.’
‘I was more insecure and self conscious with a BBL then [sic] now. Everyone has their own opinion, likes and dislikes. I remember looking in the mirror one day and thinking, “WTF [laughing/crying emoji] my butt is gone”‘, she wrote next to a recent photo of herself looking slim.
It’s unclear whether Tori underwent a surgical procedure to remove her BBL or whether the fat in her derrière somehow dissolved naturally. (Pictured left shortly after her BBL procedure, and right in December 2023)
What is a Brazilian Butt Lift?
Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBLs) and bottom augmentation procedures have risen in popularity over the years due to the curvaceous derrieres of celebrities like the Kardashians and rapper Cardi B.
During the procedure, a patient’s fat cells are harvested from another part of the body and treated before being reintroduced to their buttocks.
As the surgery uses your own fat material, the BBL is said to leave you with a more natural-looking result.
However, doctors are warning the popular trend of Brazilian Butt Lifts can be deadly – especially when women travel overseas in search of a cheaper procedure.
The only way to permanently remove a BBL is via liposuction.
Can weight loss remove a BBL?
Losing weight can reduce the size of the buttocks by shrinking the fat cells that were injected during BBL procedure.
However, you cannot target specific areas when it comes to weight loss, so there is a chance your BBL will not be affected.
Further, when you lose weight, your fat cells shrink but are not permanently destroyed.
This means that if you gain weight in the future, those same fat cells will likely swell again.
in one post, Tori admitted that she felt ‘more insecure and self conscious with a BBL’ than she currently feels after losing unwanted fat
Tori first spoke out about her BBL regret in June, sharing a TikTok video exposing the results of her ‘botched’ procedure.
In a video posted to her account, she wrote: ‘Me trying to convince my mum getting a BBL was a smart idea and her reply was “I told you so”. It was correct advice so now I’m stuck with a huge a** I don’t want anymore.’
She further explained in the caption: ‘Learn from me – a BBL is not the “quick fix” to feeling confident.
‘Well I actually never wanted a huge a** just slightly bigger and woke up looking like Shrek #bbljourney’.
Tori also shared in the comments section that she was undergoing legal proceedings against the doctor, who she claimed gave her ‘botched’ legs.
Tori first spoke out about her BBL regret in June, sharing a TikTok video exposing the results of her ‘botched’ procedure
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