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‘Liquid’ Butt Lifts as Part of Wider UK Cosmetic Procedures Clampdown

Plans to cut down on ‘cowboy’ cosmetic procedures have been introduced by the government, meaning that only qualified healthcare professionals will be able to perform high-risk treatments.
A disposable sterile syringe with drop of fluid medication on a thin needle on violet background.
Labour has warned that the industry is a “wild west” because of a lack of regulation around who can administer treatments such as dermatological filler and Botox injections. (Getty)

Ministers have announced a clampdown on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures, including liquid Brazilian butt lifts, with stricter rules on who is allowed to perform the procedures in England.

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