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Calls for swift regulation of Brazilian butt lifts and injectables

Woman receiving botox
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Unsafe procedures raise health concerns and lead to major NHS expense for corrective surgeries.

The failure of regulation to keep up with rising demand for cosmetic surgery has led to a ‘wild west’ in which “procedures have reportedly taken place in Airbnbs, hotel rooms, garden sheds, and public toilets.” That is the alarming finding of studies quoted by UK parliamentary select committee the Women