Brazilian butt lifts should be banned in the UK, MPs have said, as a report found a lack of regulation had led to a \u201cwild west\u201d of cosmetic procedures being carried out in garden sheds, hotel rooms and public toilets.<\/p>\n
The women and equalities committee (WEC) said high risk procedures such as non-surgical buttock augmentation should be outlawed immediately, and a licensing system for lower risk treatments was urgently needed. People with no training can carry out potentially harmful procedures, putting the public at risk, the group of MPs added.<\/p>\n
A nine-month inquiry by the committee also found ministers were not moving quickly enough to tackle the risks posed to Britons and recommended they \u201caccelerate regulatory action\u201d. The lack of timely action was \u201cfostering complacency in self-regulation\u201d within the industry, they cautioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cHigh-harm procedures such as the liquid Brazilian butt lift (BBL), which has resulted in fatalities, should be banned immediately without further consultation,\u201d the report said. \u201cA licensing system for lower-risk procedures, in which only those suitably qualified can perform them, should be introduced within this parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MPs added: \u201cThe government is not moving quickly enough in introducing such a system. At present, individuals without any formal training can carry out potentially harmful interventions, placing the public at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently, there is no regulation<\/a> as to who can perform non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as injectables, including fillers or botulinum toxin injections \u2013 often referred to as Botox \u2013 laser therapy or chemical peels.<\/p>\n \u201cThis has led to a \u2018wild west\u2019 in which procedures have reportedly taken place in Airbnbs, hotel rooms, garden sheds and public toilets, leading to many individuals experiencing serious harm,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n During the inquiry, one woman, Sasha Dean, told how she was admitted to intensive care with sepsis and kept in hospital for five weeks after a BBL went wrong. A BBL is a non-surgical buttock augmentation where dermal fillers are injected to increase volume and shape the buttocks.<\/p>\n The committee also heard how Alice Webb, 33, a mother-of-five from Gloucestershire, died after a liquid BBL in September 2024.<\/p>\n