Overview

• Trading standards investigators uncovered untrained operators offering fat injections, Brazilian butt lifts, Botox and fillers in pop-up shops, public toilets and hotel rooms.
• Officers found unsafe and unregulated filler products available online for as little as £20, increasing the risk to consumers.
• CTSI is calling for a national licensing scheme and a ministerial task force to regulate practitioners and clamp down on rogue outlets.
• A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson acknowledged the danger posed by inadequately trained providers and said new regulations are being considered.
• Campaigners highlighted fatalities and severe complications, including Alice Webb’s death after a liquid BBL, and stressed that NHS data on related emergencies is lacking.