"Yes, I did."
Candelaria Tinelli's positive response on Instagram confirmed what many of her 4.5 million followers asked her.
She had surgery on her tail.
In the comments they celebrated that the singer
bleached her new step under the scalpel
.
But since she did not give more details about what the surgeon Gustavo Sampietro did to her, while Argentines choose botox and fillers more than silicones, something else was discussed in the networks.
If buttock surgery is "safe" or even if it is "too obvious" and even "old".
The clear thing is that it surprised that a famous woman does this today.
Isn't surgery more typical of the
aesthetic voluptuousness of the 2000s
than of the current cult of thinness?
And is it done less because precisely on Instagram everything is more noticeable?
Cande Tinelli, enjoying Punta del Este.
Photo: Instagram.
"They know that I don't have a problem saying the things I do to myself," warned Marcelo Tinelli's daughter. Faced with malicious accusations of "
it shows
," he replied:
"It's the idea
." And faced with the aspirations of a Follower who wanted her "butt worked" replied, to calm her down, that
what she wants is "false"
.
Three leaders in cosmetic surgery in Argentina answer
Clarín
questions that go beyond a post in a bikini that was in the news.
Do Argentines have their tails operated?
How much does it cost to increase the appearance or volume of the buttocks?
Is it an operation or a touch-up?
What are the risks and in what type of bodies is it not recommended?
Two paths to the same result
There are two gluteal augmentation procedures.
One is with fillers, which are usually silicone implants, similar to breast implants but more resistant, or hyaluronic acid if little volume is needed.
"This is for skinny women like Candelaria. When there is fat in other parts, Lipotransference or BBL
Brasilian Butt Lift
(fat is extracted from another part of the body, processed and injected) is performed,
"
explains
surgeon Guillermo Blugerman to
Clarín
. .
Cande Tinelli talked about her last aesthetic operation.
Photo: Instagram.
"The other type of procedure already has to do with skin resections in cases of tissue sagging due to flaccidity due to massive weight loss due to diets or bariatric surgery," details the person who became famous for the
Transformations
program , which in 2005 was shown by first time such extreme surgeries in Argentina.
He says that buttock implants have always been done in the country, but he calculates that
"between 500 and 1,000 per year nationwide
. "
They are much less compared to breasts, "which must be done more than 30,000 per year."
From her clinic, Centro Médico B&S, surgeon Victoria Schavelzon has the same view that it is not a new or massive surgery.
For now.
"It is rare in Argentines. We have a not very voluptuous body model. Although that is changing a bit. In general, those who consult are women with very little buttocks or with scars that deformed the area."
A gluteoplasty with fat is, on average,
$900,000
.
Buttock implant surgery, on the other hand, costs $600,000, plus the two implants for
$1,400.
The anesthesia is general and during the first 48 hours those who have their tails operated
should not sleep face down or sit up
.
They can return to work in 7 or 10 days and full recovery is in a month
.
The "most played" tweak
In the personal statistics of the surgeon Fernando Felice, of the 384 interventions he performed in 2022,
only 31 were gluteal prostheses
.
Breast surgery continues to top his practice, followed by liposuction and face and neck lifts.
"The recommendation for a buttock prosthesis is for a patient who doesn't have any fat to extract to process and inject into the area. But that prosthesis doesn't have to be the size of the buttock, it has to be much smaller. If I put one of the same size
, the result will be unsightly
: there will be "two balloons" or they will rise exaggeratedly when walking.It can also happen that all the edges of the prosthesis are "palpated" or that they move towards the outer sides "Felice warns.
That all of the above happens
due to a lack of
expertise on the part of the professionals is that
this surgery is classified as "one of the most played"
.
But it also has that nickname because, even with excellent results, it is one of the most striking.
The technique, meanwhile, is
simple
.
The incision, about five centimeters long, leaves a hidden scar in the intergluteal line.
The prosthesis is placed between the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius.
Felice clarifies that even if it involves injections or microcannulas,
the fillers must also be performed in the operating room
.
Among the less invasive techniques,
polylactic acid
is used (the trade name is Sculptra), which will require an ampoule per buttock to generate a collagen mesh under the skin of the tail, and the final result, that firmness and volume in the tail,
it will be seen in two or three months
.
Another option is to place
calcium hydroxyapatite
(Radiesse).
This biostimulator product is applied with the same subdermal technique, although it comes in pre-filled syringes, it is diluted and placed with microcannulas in the subcutaneous cell tissue.
Between injections, for more than a decade we have known about this drastic body change with Nazarena Vélez, who placed gold threads in her tail, or Virginia Gallardo and Silvina Luna, who still have muscle pain and more serious complications as a result of
methacrylate
for the one in which the surgeon Aníbal Lotocki was sentenced.
The same substance was applied to Vicky Xipolitakis and her former partner, the star Pamela Sosa.
Will Argentines in 2023 continue to increase the size of their tail?
"It is not one of the most performed surgeries, but aesthetic procedures are done in the tail. Body image in Latin America is very strong. We Argentines are used to wearing tighter clothing, sunbathing, exposing the body. But if out of 10 patients who want to have their breasts done I say yes to 8, among those who consult me for buttocks out of 10
maybe I will say yes to 2 or 3.
Because I need the result to be natural", scores Happy.
Beyond aesthetics
In the latest annual report from the
International Society for Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
, published last week, versus facials,
"body contouring" is on the rise
.
That category includes liposuction, tummy tucks, thigh lifts, and buttock augmentation.
Liposuction is now the most common cosmetic surgery, but
gluteoplasty is already in the emerging trend
.
It is in ninth place among aesthetic surgical interventions in the world.
It grew 32% in 2021 compared to the previous year.
"It is one of the interventions with the
highest growth globally
and showing an increase of 40% compared to 2017,"
Jorge Pedro, a surgeon at the Plastic Surgery Division of the Hospital de Clínicas de la UBA and former director of communication for Clarín, explains to
Clarín
. the Argentine Society of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (SACPER).
Just as Pedro is in favor of this surgery if it is performed by specialized hands and in health centers capable of responding to eventual complications and monitoring the recovery of patients, given the eventual increase in consultations after confirmation of the operation. de Candelaria Tinelli
wants to warn about the risks
.
"There is the
danger of intrusion into plastic surgery
in our country (by doctors without specialist qualifications, certification, or surgical experience) who perform these procedures in offices and centers without the complexity of performing invasive or bloody treatments."
It also highlights that "despite the spread of the severe damage it produces", in the lower sectors, just as
industrial silicone
is used for breast augmentation, it is applied for gluteal augmentation.
"Industrial silicone is not for medical or sterile use. It causes
direct damage with very serious sequelae
. In many cases it leads to death by fluid embolism in the lungs or brain," he closes.
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