The death of a mother who recently underwent a cosmetic procedure in a U.K. clinic has led to manslaughter charges against two involved parties.
The 33-year-old mother of five, Alice Webb, became ill following a non-surgical liquid Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedure and died at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Tuesday morning.
Two people have been arrested by Gloucester Police for alleged manslaughter in connection with Webb's death, with both parties currently released on bail.
BBL treatments designed to lift, round, or plumpen buttocks, have gained popularity in recent years. There are surgical and non-surgical options, with the non-surgical version consisting of injecting dermal filler into the buttocks.
Save Face, a U.K. registry of accredited providers of non-surgical cosmetic procedures, has raised concerns about the use of liquid BBL.
"Liquid BBL procedures are a crisis waiting to happen." Ashton Collins, Director of Save Face told BBC. They are advertised on social media as 'risk-free', 'cheaper' alternatives to the surgical counterpart and that could not be further from the truth."
Collins said Save Face has received around 500 reports from women who've experienced complications from the BBL injection, including abscesses, tissue necrosis, and sepsis.
The procedure is legal in the U.K. but a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care shared with BBC that they are "exploring options around regulatory oversight of the non-surgical cosmetics sector and will provide an update in due course."
Webb's partner, Dane Knight, shared a message to Facebook following her death.
"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," he said. "There [were] some very beautiful messages sent by some of your children that formed a start of a smile from the corner of my kids' mouth."
"Please have these five girls' feelings at heart," Knight asked in a plea to consider the couple's children in any discussion of Webb's death.
Originally published by Latin Times.
