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Brazilian butt lifts 'should be banned immediately' by government, MPs say
MPs warn that unregulated liquid Brazilian butt lifts cause fatalities and urge only qualified doctors perform high-risk procedures amid growing safety concerns.
- The Women and Equalities Committee of MPs called for an immediate ban on Brazilian butt lifts, with Sarah Owen saying liquid BBLs pose serious patient safety risks and the UK government has yet to confirm restrictions.
- A lack of regulation has allowed untrained individuals to offer non-surgical cosmetic procedures, with a University College London study finding over 5,500 clinics but only a third of practitioners are qualified doctors, while MPs say social media and face‑editing apps drive rising demand.
- Describing the harms, MPs cited a 'wild west' market with procedures in Airbnbs, hotel rooms, garden sheds, and public toilets, and patients who developed sepsis or cardiac arrest, including Sasha Dean from Bedfordshire.
- By the end of this Parliament, MPs want a licensing scheme for lower-risk procedures by 2029, while the Department of Health and Social Care says it is cracking down on 'cosmetic cowboys' and committee members urged ministers to act without delay.
- With enforcement in mind, MPs warned that enforcement will be difficult without a legal definition of 'high-risk', urged prosecutable offence for non-clinicians, and noted Wes Streeting, Health Secretary, vowed to improve safety and NHS recording of procedures performed abroad.
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Why do UK MPs want to ban the Brazilian butt lift?
UK MPs are demanding an immediate ban on Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), citing serious patient safety concerns. They have also accused ministers of 'not moving quickly enough' to introduce a licensing system for people performing these practices. This came after a mother-of-five, Alice Webb, 33, died after undergoing the procedure in September 2024
The increase in the search for 'bubbum lifting' surgeons by brazilian butt lift (BBBL), has generated a scenario of 'unlawful land' in the United Kingdom, according to MPs. The report produced by parliamentarians shows that this type of aesthetic procedure is often carried out in places such as garages, hotel rooms and public bathrooms. 'digital care': grows the number of people with active profiles, but they consume nothing; see the effects Is …
'Too many women have been mutilated by Brazilian butt lifts - enough is enough - The Mirror
Mirror Health Editor Martin Bagot says barbaric BBL ops where dermal fillers are injected to increase volume and shape the buttocks should be banned in the UK to save lives
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The Independent (US)MPs call for an immediate ban on this cosmetic surgery
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