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Family of Alice Webb Calls for Blanket Ban on Filler BBLs After ITV Exposé

Ministers face renewed pressure to confine high‑risk cosmetic injections to regulated clinicians.

Overview

  • Alice Webb, 33, died in September 2024 after a non-surgical filler Brazilian Butt Lift at a Gloucester clinic, described as the first UK death linked to a filler BBL.
  • Her family urges a blanket ban on the procedure and accuses government of delay in delivering promised protections.
  • At the time of her treatment it was legal for people with no medical experience to perform filler BBLs, and proposed law changes remain unresolved.
  • Two people were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the case, and police later said one would face no further action.
  • An ITV two-year undercover investigation exposed unsafe practices and led Health Secretary Wes Streeting to declare a crackdown, with officials saying new rules will restrict such procedures to qualified healthcare professionals.