‘Zombie BBLs’: Fat from dead bodies is being used in butt filler—and Dakota Johnson just made the cosmetic surgery trend go viral

Forget donating your body to science or medicine: Thanks to a new trend in the cosmetic surgery industry, fat from donated dead bodies is being used as filler for breasts, buttocks, and more. On the latest episode of Vogue’s podcast The Run-Through, the outlet’s editor-in-chief Chloe Malle was chatting with actor Dakota Johnson when their conversation turned to the bizarre procedure. Johnson’s recent film Materialists included a plotline centered on leg-lengthening surgery, a real (and controversial) elective surgery that got the duo thinking about other out-there developments in the cosmetic industry, including, as Malle put it, “a new trend of using cadaver fat for implants because it’s more organic.” Malle was referring to products like alloClae, an injectable that uses donated human fat tissue for body sculpting. It takes less than an hour to inject, requires just a few days of downtime post-procedure, and is made entirely of organic material sourced from cadavers. alloClae’s website touts its many use cases, including “breast contouring” and “gluteal shaping.” Malle said she’s eager for a Vogue reporter to do a deep dive on the trend, including potentially having cadaver fat …