A MUM-of-five has become the first person to die in the UK from a Brazilian Bum Lift operation with two people arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
Alice Webb, 33, was having the cosmetic treatment at a studio in Gloucester when it “went wrong”.
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Cops rushed to a house on Monday evening at around 11.30pm after the alarm was raised with ambulances already at the scene.
Alice was taken to the Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary but died shortly after in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Gloucester Police confirmed two people had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the horror.
Her devastated partner Dane Knight, 38, posted a tribute online saying: “Want to say a heartfelt thank you to all family and friends that were here for us at our time of need, including all of the kind messages sent to my children and myself.
“There was some very beautiful messages sent by some of your children that formed a start of a smile from the corner of my kids mouth.”
Alice, who has five daughters aged between seven and 15, was also involved in the beauty treatment industry as an advanced aesthetic practitioner.
A GoFundMe page set up by her pal Abigail Irwin paid tribute to Alice after the tragedy.
The page description read: “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 & Aesthetics industry two years ago and she has been smashing it, doing amazing.
“She cared about her clients, she would always check in to see if they were OK, Alice was a beautiful person inside and out and I feel very lucky to have known her and to have spent time with her in our salon.
“Alice would ask for advice all the time and ask to check if there was anything more she could do to improve her skills but she was just a pure natural and never needed my help but always wanting to be the best at her job and that she was.
“Alice has passed away at a young age of 34. Alice was beautiful inside and out with the biggest heart, her family was her world she is leaving behind her partner Dane & 5 beautiful children.
“As you can imagine this is a very difficult heart breaking time for them all so if we can all help donate or share to help take of some financial stress it would be really appreciated by the family.”
A police car was yesterday stationed outside the large semi-detached house on the quiet residential street.
Neighbours said two ambulances arrived at a property on Monday evening.
The following day, a police van pulled up outside the five-bed property and four officers spent several hours loading “technical machinery”, computers and paperwork into the vehicle.
A police car has also been parked outside “24/7” since the tragedy, one neighbour said.
He added: “There’s been a lot of coming and going since the ambulances were here but no one will tell us anything.”
The mum’s death was also confirmed by campaign group Save Face.
In the past few years at least 28 Brits have died — seven in Turkey — after complications from BBL ops.
Gloucestershire Police told The Sun: “Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a woman in her 30s in Gloucester.
“Police had been called by the ambulance service at around 11.35pm on Monday (23 September) with a report a woman had become unwell following a suspected cosmetic procedure.
“She was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and died in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Her next of kin and the coroner are aware.
“The woman’s family are being supported by specially trained officers.
“An investigation, led by the Major Crime Investigation Team, is ongoing. The two people who had been arrested have been released on police bail.”
Alice’s death is tragic – BBL procedures are a crisis waiting to happen
THE director of plastic surgery campaign group Save Face Ashton Collins told The Sun:
I am devastated to hear of Alice’s tragic passing.
We launched a campaign in December 2023 calling upon the government to take urgent action to ban these procedures.
We made it absolutely clear, that without urgent intervention someone would die. It makes me incredibly sad and angry that today, our fear has been confirmed and a family has been shattered.
Liquid BBL procedures are a crisis waiting to happen. They are advertised on social media as ‘risk-free’, ‘cheaper’ alternatives to the surgical counterpart and that could not be further from the truth.
We have supported over 500 women who have suffered complications because of these treatments, many of which have nearly died.
Over 50% of the cases reported to us contracted sepsis and 39% needed corrective surgery.
All of the procedures reported to us were carried out by non-healthcare practitioners who are carrying out incredibly dangerous procedures in unsterile environments.
They were unable to identify and manage the complications they inflicted upon their clients, often misdiagnosing abscesses, and tissue necrosis as bruising.
I am flabbergasted and appalled by the unscrupulous nature of the people who are still offering these treatments even though they know some of their patients have been hospitalised and will no doubt continue to do so after hearing this awful news.
It is outrageous that laypeople feel it is appropriate for them to offer treatments that surgeons will not perform because they are too dangerous.
We will not stop campaigning until these procedures are banned and those who cause harm to people are held criminally accountable.
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