A beauty firm has been banned from carrying out Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedures on clients. The business was slapped with Health & Safety Prohibition Notices after Environmental Health Officers carried out an inspection. The notices were issued last Wednesday (May 22) with a ban on the company carrying out the non-surgical aesthetic buttock augmentation procedure.
The ban was put in place after officers found insufficient measures were in place to ensure that people undergoing a BBL were not exposed to risks to their and safety. An additional notice was issued prohibiting the company from using hyaluronidase to dissolve dermal lip filler. This is because it is a prescription only substance which was not being used as outlined in the pharmaceutical products characteristics.
Officers also found no evidence to demonstrate that sufficient medications, procedures and policies were in place to prevent and deal with emergency situations arising from the procedure such as infection, allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. The council also stated that sufficient evidence wasn't provided to prove the competency of the people carrying out the procedure. If the company fails to comply with these notices, a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal, where those involved could face imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Glasgow's Convener for Neighbourhood Services, said: “Our Environmental Health officers are carrying out inspections of aesthetics clinics across.