THE tragic final post of a mum-of-five – believed to be the first person in the UK to die from a Brazilian bum lift – has been revealed.
Alice Webb was having the cosmetic treatment at a studio in Gloucester on Monday evening when it “went wrong”.
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Police later confirmed two people had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the horror.
The night before her death, the 33-year-old posted a photo on Facebook of a small pumpkin – a pre-surgery “present” from her daughter.
She added: “How cute.”
In the comments, she put a second snap of the pumpkin having been carved, with a candle inside, and wrote: “My little lamp.”
Officers rushed to the studio – in a residential address – at around 11.30pm the following evening 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.
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.
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 also paid tribute to Alice after the tragedy.
She wrote: “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.”
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.
