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Britain faces botched BBL crisis – mum Alice may be UK’s 1st victim but her death is tip of a grim iceberg, expert says
BRAZILIAN bum lifts are a crisis waiting to happen – tragic mum Alice Webb maybe the first UK victim but her death is the tip of a very grim iceberg, the Sun can reveal.
The mum-of-five, 33, was having the cosmetic treatment at a studio in Gloucester on Monday evening when it “went wrong” and she died in hospital the following day.
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Police later confirmed two people had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the horror.
In the past few years at least 28 Brits have died abroad — seven in Turkey — after complications from BBLs.
But there are plenty more who have undergone the procedure in Britain with disastrous consequences.
Plastic surgery campaign group Save Face said, in a report, 479 patients have complained to them about botched BBLs and hip dips – all undertaken by non-healthcare cowboy practitioners – since 2022.
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Reported complications included infection, sepsis, abcess, necrosis, cellulitis, migration and nodules.
Have you been the victim of a botched Brazilian bum lift? Email ryan.merrifield@thesun.co.uk
A total of 98 percent of complainants were then treated by NHS services.
The main complaint hot spots are Glasgow, Newcastle, Belfast, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Essex and Doncaster.
Save Face first confirmed Alice’s death.
Bum lifts can be surgical, which involves a fat transfer – but what is becoming increasingly popular is non-surgical lifts, including using dermal fillers.
Bonnie-Louise Cooper was rushed to hospital while suffering hallucinations and a skyrocketing temperature after having filler injected into her bum in the UK.
Just 36 hours earlier the hair beautician from Swanage had spent £1,500 on a 30 minute ‘lunchtime liquid BBL’ before contracting sepsis.
She is lucky to have survived.
‘DEVASTATED’
Ashton Collins, the director of Save Face, told The Sun: “I am devastated to hear of Alice’s tragic passing.
“We launched a campaign in December 2023 calling upon the Government to take urgent action to ban these procedures.
“We made it absolutely clear, that without urgent intervention someone would die.”
He said news of Alice’s death makes him “incredibly sad and angry”, adding: “Our fear has been confirmed and a family has been shattered.”
Mr Collins went on to say, liquid BBL procedures – in which filler is injected into the bum – are a “crisis waiting to happen”.
“They are advertised on social media as ‘risk-free’, ‘cheaper’ alternatives to the surgical counterpart and that could not be further from the truth.
What are Brazilian Bum Lifts and why are they so popular?
Buttock enlargement surgery – known as a Brazilian bum-lift (BBL) – is used to make the bum look bigger, rounded and lifted.
Surgeons transfer fat, inject filler or insert silicone-filled implants.
It is the fastest growing cosmetic procedure but also one of the most dangerous, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
Many patients are travelling to the likes of Turkey or seeking out unregistered surgeons in the UK and are not given full information on the risks.
BBLs carry the highest risk of all cosmetic surgeries – with more than one death occurring per 4,000 procedures.
Due to celebrities undergoing such ops, many women are hoping to emulate their looks.
Consultant clinical psychologist Dr Anu Sayal-Bennett, a chartered member of the British Psychological Society, told the BBC: “Despite there being so much about body positivity, there are pressures for women – and men too – to look a certain way.”
Many people travel abroad for the procedure because it is cheaper and advertising is “terribly seductive”, combined with the idea of a beach holiday, added Dr Sayal-Bennett.
“We have supported over 500 women who have suffered complications because of these treatments, many of which have nearly died.
“Over 50% of the cases reported to us contracted sepsis and 39% needed corrective surgery.”
Mr Collins said all the procedures reported to the group were carried out by “non-healthcare practitioners” and are “incredibly dangerous” practices in “unsterile” environments.
“They were unable to identify and manage the complications they inflicted upon their clients, often misdiagnosing abscesses, and tissue necrosis as bruising.
“I am flabbergasted and appalled by the unscrupulous nature of the people who are still offering these treatments even though they know some of their patients have been hospitalised and will no doubt continue to do so after hearing this awful news.”
He added that it is “outrageous” for unqualified people to feel it is appropriate to offer treatments that “surgeons will not perform because they are too dangerous”.
“We will not stop campaigning until these procedures are banned and those who cause harm to people are held criminally accountable.”
ALICE’S FINAL HOURS
The night before Alice’s op, the mum posted a photo on Facebook of a small pumpkin – a pre-surgery “present” from her daughter.
The following evening, officers rushed to the studio – in a residential address – at around 11.30pm after the alarm was raised with ambulances already at the scene.
Alice was taken to the Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary but died shortly after in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Her devastated partner Dane Knight, 38, posted a tribute online saying: “Want to say a heartfelt thank you to all family and friends that were here for us at our time of need, including all of the kind messages sent to my children and myself.
“There was some very beautiful messages sent by some of your children that formed a start of a smile from the corner of my kids mouth.”
Alice, who has five daughters aged between seven and 15, was also involved in the beauty treatment industry as an advanced aesthetic practitioner.
Brits who have died from getting Brazilian bum lifts abroad
Multiple Brits have died after undergoing Brazilian Bum Lifts abroad.
Here are those previously highlighted in The Sun:
Demi Agoglia, 26, passed away days after returning home to Manchester after undergoing the procedure in Turkey.
Family members said she returned to the clinic following the procedure in Istanbul for a check-up but then fell ill.
She was rushed into intensive care but doctors were unable to save her and she was pronounced dead on January 8 this year.
Kaydell Brown, 38, had paid £5,400 for BBL procedure as well as a tummy tuck and a boob job hoping she would change her life.
But the Sheffield mum-of-two tragically died in the recovery room due to complications in her surgery in Istanbul, Turkey.
Leah Cambridge, from Leeds, West Yorks, collapsed shortly after her £3,000 BBL at a Turkish clinic loved by Towie stars, including Lauren Goodger.
The 29-year-old is said to have arranged the surgery through a firm which acts as a go-between linking clients and surgeons.
Wakefield Coroner’s Court was told how she travelled to Izmir in August last year to have the “butt lift”, but died following complications in the procedure.
Melissa Kerr, 31, travelled from Norfolk to Istanbul to undergo a £3,200 procedure at Medicana Kadikoy hospital.
Melissa was killed when the injected fat entered a vein and blocked her pulmonary artery causing an embolism.
The young Brit was only given “limited information regarding the risks and mortality rate” associated with the op, her inquest heard.
Abimbola Ajoke Bamgbose, a 38-year-old social worker from Dartford, Kent, died in August 2020 after buying a £5,000 overseas package deal with Mono Cosmetic Surgery.
Her husband Moyosore Olowo told an inquest hearing that his wife underwent liposuction and a butt lift because she was fed up with people asking if she was pregnant.
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