Over the past three years, Save Face has seen an alarming rise in patient-reported complaints about non-surgical breast augmentation and liquid BBLs (non-surgical Brazilian Butt Lifts). Both procedures use large volumes of hyaluronic acid dermal filler, and the complications they cause are severe.
More than 50% of the reported cases involved severe or life-threatening complications, including infections, sepsis and abscesses. These often required hospital admission and surgical intervention. The remaining complainants reported unsightly results, severe pain, hard lumps and filler migration.
To build a wider evidence base and learn more about who offers these treatments, we surveyed our database of thousands of healthcare professionals who practise aesthetic medicine. More than 2,200 practitioners responded. Our report sets out the survey results alongside a breakdown of the patient-reported complaints submitted to Save Face.
Based on this evidence, we are calling on the government to take immediate action and ban liquid BBLs and non-surgical breast augmentation from the high street to protect the public.
Read the full report below:
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