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Female Buttocks

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Evolutionary biology suggests that an hourglass figure, with a narrow waist and full buttocks, is associated with female reproductive potential and physical health across cultures, generations, and ethnicities. Rounded, well-projected buttocks indicate youth and provide an indirect index of the pelvis size and thus fertility.

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  1. Elysium Aesthetics, Bogota, Colombia

    Alfredo E. Hoyos MD

  2. Venus Medical, Dublin, Ireland

    Peter M. Prendergast MB, BCh, MRCSI

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Hoyos, A.E., Prendergast, P.M. (2014). Female Buttocks. In: High Definition Body Sculpting. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54891-8_15

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