Alice Webb: UK woman dies from Brazilian butt lift procedure, police arrest two over ‘manslaughter’
A mother of five has become the first person to die after a Brazilian bum lift procedure in the UK.
Alice Webb, 34, passed away on Monday just hours after having the cosmetic surgery in the Cotswolds.
Police have arrested two people on suspicion of manslaughter. One of them is believed to be a medical practitioner.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Ms Webb was a beauty industry worker at Crystal Clear in Wotton-under-Edge, a market town in Gloucestershire.
A GoFundMe page set up by her friend Abigail Irwin revealed the tragedy. It said: “I am hoping to raise as many funds as we can to support Dane, the partner of Alice, and their five beautiful children at this very difficult sad time.
“Alice passed away Monday evening after having the BBL treatment which has gone wrong.
“Alice joined the beauty and aesthetics industry two years ago and she has been smashing it, doing amazing.”
Ms Irwin said it was a “heartbreaking time” for Delsie 15, Preete 13, Gracie 12, Nylie ten, and Clarie seven.
A BBL is a surgical procedure in which a doctor transfers fat from the patient’s belly, hips, lower back, or thighs to the buttocks.
Ms Webb’s death was also confirmed by campaign group Save Face, a register for medical aesthetic treatments.
Director Ashton Collins said: “We are offering our support to her family. More needs to be done to investigate these procedures.”
According to a report from Save Face in July there has been an “alarming increase in the number of patient reported complaints relating to non-surgical breast augmentation and BBLs”.
The report said that more than half have resulted in severe and life-threatening complications, including sepsis and abscesses.
Ms Webb was an advanced aesthetic practitioner, a job usually held by registered nurses with cosmetic therapy qualifications.
Gloucestershire police said it was called in by the ambulance service on Monday night after a woman became unwell following a suspected cosmetic procedure.
“She was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and died in the early hours of Tuesday,” said a spokesman who added that an inquiry was being led by the Major Crime Investigation Team.
The two who had been arrested have been released on police bail. Several UK women have died after having BBL surgery overseas, where it is often cheaper.
