Wolverhampton clinic banned from offering 'Brazilian butt lifts' in UK first
City of Wolverhampton Council said the action was taken to prevent "serious injuries and potential for fatalities."
A Wolverhampton beauty clinic has been banned from offering non-surgical ‘Brazilian Butt Lifts' because of concerns about health and safety.
City of Wolverhampton Council has served a prohibition notice on Clinique Modele Aesthetics in School Road, Tettenhall Wood.
The premises offered non-surgical buttock augmentation injections with dermal filler, also commonly referred to as Body Sculpting or Bum Filler.
The council said action was taken under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to prevent the "risk of serious personal injury and potential for fatalities" from the procedure when carried out by unsuitably trained practitioners.
The action is the first taken by a local authority in England against a premises offering this type of procedure.
The authority said following an assessment, Clinique Modele Aesthetics was unable to show that its staff had enough training, skills and knowledge to undertake augmentation or deal with any complications.
The clinic is now prohibited from carrying out these activities from the premises and any other location in Great Britain. No appeal was made.
"People could be putting themselves at risk"
Councillor Steve Evans, City of Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet member for city environment and climate change, said: “We have based our decision to issue this prohibition notice on expert medical advice and with the aim of preventing any harm coming to our residents.
“The provision of these procedures is currently unlicensed and although work is underway to agree a standardised licencing scheme, it is not known how long this will take. Therefore, we have taken this action in the meantime as we believe people could be putting themselves at real risk.
“When it is not carried out with the required level of training and skills, this type of procedure can cause serious injury, pain and even death. We do not want anyone to suffer these terrible outcomes.
“We are able to issue prohibition notices where we have concerns, and we will continue to take a pro-active approach. This will involve identifying and investigating other businesses offering this service.”
Marc Pacifico, consultant plastic surgeon and President of BAAPS, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said: “BAAPS seeks to promote patient safety in aesthetic procedures and surgery.
“We are fully supportive of the decisions taken by the City of Wolverhampton Council. The risks involved in filler injection can be significant, especially when injected blindly into the buttocks.
“Furthermore, not being medically trained in both the procedure, and in recognising and managing risks and complications, puts patients at significant risk of harm. We hope that other councils around the UK follow this example of decisive action to protect the public.”