A company which carried out a Brazilian Butt Lift in a hotel function room which left a woman in hospital has been banned from carrying out further BBLs anywhere in Glasgow.
A company which carried out a Brazilian Butt Lift in a hotel function room which left a woman in hospital has been banned from carrying out further BBLs anywhere in Glasgow.
Glasgow City Council’s Environmental Health Officers have served Prohibition Notices on two companies and an associated individual practitioner preventing them from carrying out high risk Brazilian Butt Lift and Breast Augmentation procedures anywhere within the city’s boundaries.
Enforcement action was taken after a woman required emergency hospital treatment following a BBL procedure in a hotel function room in March this year.
The Health and Safety Prohibition Notices prohibit those involved from undertaking any BBL or breast augmentation procedures within any premises or locations within the Glasgow City Council local authority area, until evidence can be provided that these procedures will be carried out safely.
If those involved fail to comply with these notices, a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal for consideration of a Prosecution, where the offender could face imprisonment, a significant fine, or both.
In a separate incident, coxes of dermal fillers, needles and vials of Botulinum toxin, worth thousands of pounds, were seized by officers from the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Glasgow City Council’s Environmental Health Officers and officers from the MHRA inspected the premises at an industrial estate in the north of the city after receiving complaints from the public and concerns raised by Police Scotland about the type of products being stored, distributed and sold from the premises.
During the inspection, enforcement officers from the MHRA seized a number of unauthorised aesthetic products including almost 400 non-compliant dermal fillers and 320 non-compliant needles/cannulas. More than 180 vials of unlicensed and suspected illegally traded botulinum toxin were also seized.
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Glasgow’s Convener for Neighbourhood Services, said: “Action has been taken by the council’s Environmental Health team in a bid to prevent procedures being carried out in unsuitable and non-sterile locations. Three prohibition notices have been served on two companies and an associated individual practitioner.
“People need to be extremely careful when considering undergoing cosmetic procedures. If they go wrong – the consequences can be painful, disfiguring and require emergency medical treatment.
“Our Environmental Health officers are also carrying out inspections of aesthetic clinics in the city to help safeguard the public and will continue to take enforcement action when required.”
The Prohibition Notices were issued on May 9th and the companies and individuals concerned have a 21 day period within which they could appeal.
What is a Brazilian butt lift?
Brazilian butt lifts or BBLs are used to make buttocks bigger, more rounded or lifted. Those carrying out the procedure insert silicone-filled implants and/or inject fat transferred from other parts of the body.
The surgery, as with many cosmetic procedures, can be expensive, but liquid or non-surgical BBLs are a cheaper option. In that version, hyaluronic acid, which is used in dermal fillers, is injected to manipulate the size and/or shape of the area.
However, if not performed in a proper way, it can lead to serious health complications.
