The practice of injecting seasoning cubes with the aim of enlarging the buttocks is now trending in Cameroon, with the most recent case in Bafia.
Three young girls aged 14 and 18, almost destroyed their buttocks after inserting seasoning cubes to enlarge them. Thanks to the timely intervention of some experts from the Bafia District hospital, the operation was carried out smoothly and their lives saved.
Women inject these cubes with the hope that, the salt and oil content will expand their tissues behind making them appear larger and rounder. Some are unaware of the potential health problem it could cause, while others know about it but carry on regardless.
Explaining the risk of the practice. Dr. Edward a medical Practitioner from the Bafia District hospital explained that the salt in the cubes could be absorbed by the lining of the anus and this will go into the bloodstream.
He added that the excessive salt in the blood stream could lead to hypertension. He however concluded that there is no scientific evidence that this practice can increase butt size, and there is no logical reason to believe too.
Note however that this dangerous trend started in Congo, and later on spread to Nigeria where women started using syringes to push the cubes in their anus with the hope that their butt will be bigger.