Liquid butt lifts targeted in clampdown on England’s cosmetic ‘wild west’ | Plastic surgery

The ministers have announced a repression on the cosmetic procedures “Cowboy”, in particular liquid Brazilian buttocks elevators, with more strict rules on which is authorized to carry out procedures in England.

Wes Streting, the Secretary of Health, plans to introduce legislation next year to restrict who can access and carry out aesthetic treatments. The Labor Party warned that industry is a “far west” due to a lack of regulation around who can administer treatments such as dermatological and botox filling injections.

Currently, a license is not required to carry out such procedures in England. Health Department officials declared that botched treatments had left “mutilated” people suffering from “dangerous complications, permanent scars and even death”.

Ministers plan to introduce new rules by which only qualified health professionals can offer high -risk procedures such as liquid Brazilian buttocks (BBL).

Service providers must be regulated by Care Quality Commission (CQC) and those who are judged by violation rules could face sanctions and financial sanctions. Clinics offering lower risk procedures such as Botox and expenses must be authorized by their local authorities.

The proposals will be subject to a consultation at the beginning of next year which will request opinions on the types of procedures which should be covered by the new regulations.

The BBL Liquids involve the filling injection in the buttocks to lift them and make them larger or more rounded. The procedure can cause serious side effects such as blood clots and sepsis.

A 33 -year -old woman, Alice Webb, died last year after the complications of an alleged liquid BBL in the Gloucestershire.

Last month, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute warned that fat injections, BBL, Botox and charges were offered by people not formed in places such as public toilets. Health officials launched an investigation after several people have reactions to Botox type injections this year.

The government has urged people to always ask for qualifications and insurance from service providers and to be wary of “cheap” offers.

Restrictions on high -risk treatments will be introduced via an amendment to the CQC regulation, while licenses for lower risk procedures will be introduced via secondary legislation.

The government also plans to obtain restrictions for those under 18 on high -risk aesthetic procedures, unless they have been approved by a healthcare professional. It has become illegal for children to receive Botox and skin loads in England in 2021.

The Scottish government has announced its intention to regulate aesthetic treatments, but there has been no decision to tighten regulations in Wales or Northern Ireland. “The government’s decision to regulate non -surgical aesthetic procedures is an important first step for patient safety,” said Tim Mitchell, president of the Royal College of Surgeons.

But Mitchell stressed that the regulations should go further, ensuring that procedures such as buttocks or breast augmentation is only carried out by surgeons recognized by the Cosmetic Surgery Board.

“This will guarantee high care standards, will reduce avoidable damage and give patients the confidence they deserve when looking for aesthetic treatment,” he said.

Sue Davies, head of consumer protection policy, said that changes would “little without a serious revision of consumer application teams such as negotiation standards, which are currently too thin to survey correctly these thugs traders who put consumers in danger”.

Millie Kendall, the director general of the British Beauty Council, who represents the industry, said that changes “will help to breathe confidence as well as to prevent the normalization of horror stories that have become synonymous with our sector”.

Karin Smyth, a Minister of Health, said: “The cosmetics industry was prey to a west of practitioners and doubtful procedures. There are countless cosmetic cowboys horror stories causing serious catastrophic damage.

“This government takes action to protect those looking for treatments, support honest and competent practitioners and eliminate cowboys as part of our change plan.

“It is not a question of preventing anyone from obtaining treatments – it is a question of preventing the operators from thugs from exploiting people to the detriment of their safety and to keep people in safety. We give them peace of mind and reduce the cost to the NHS of the repair of sloppy procedures.”