MPs warn delayed ban on liquid Brazilian butt lifts endangers patients

Seven months after the Women and Equalities Committee issued a report urging an instant ban on liquid Brazilian butt lifts and similar high-risk procedures, the government has still not replied. MPs, led by interim chair Christine Jardine, warned that unqualified operators are carrying out surgeries in residential living rooms and cheap salons, resulting in sepsis and extensive corrective surgeries for many patients. Testimony from Save Face co-founder Ashton Collins highlighted that over 1,200 women have suffered complications, with more than half requiring hospital admission.

The committee pressed for mandatory specialist training and board certification for all invasive cosmetic providers and asked for a definitive schedule for sector-wide reforms. While a licensing system for non-surgical treatments is slated for introduction, MPs argue that action on the most dangerous procedures must be faster.