A MUM-of-five has become the first person to die in the UK in a Brazilian Bum Lift operation and two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
Alice Webb, 33, was having a cosmetic treatment at a studio in Gloucester when it “went wrong”.
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Alice Webb passed away shortly after BBL surgeryCredit: Gloucestershire Police
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She had cosmetic surgery at the studio Credits: Facebook
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A GoFundMe page has been started in her honorCredit: Facebook
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Alice was taken to Gloucestershire Royal InfirmaryCredit: Facebook
Officers rushed to the house at around 11.30pm on Monday night after the alarm was raised and ambulances were already at the scene.
Alice was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary but died a short time later in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Gloucester Police have confirmed that two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the horror.
Her devastated partner Dane Knight, 38, posted a tribute online saying: “I want to thank all my family and friends from the bottom of my heart for being there for us in our time of need, including all the kind messages sent to my children and myself.
“There were some very nice messages sent by some of your children that brought a smile to the corner of my children’s lips.”
Alice, who has five daughters aged between seven and 15, has also been involved in the beauty treatment industry as an advanced aesthetic practitioner.
A GoFundMe page set up by her friend Abigail Irwin paid tribute to Alice following the tragedy.
The page’s description read: “I am hoping to raise as much money as possible to support Dane, partner Alice and their five beautiful children at this very difficult sad time.
“Alice passed away on Monday night after BBL therapy gone wrong.
“Alice joined the beauty and esthetics industry two years ago and is smashing it, doing amazing work.
“She cared about her clients, she would always make sure they were ok, Alice was a beautiful person inside and out and I feel very lucky to have known her and spent time with her in our salon.
“Alice would always ask for advice and ask to see if there was anything else she could do to improve her skills, but she was a pure natural person and never needed my help, but always wanted to be the best at her job and to be is.
“Alice passed away aged 34. Alice was beautiful inside and out with a big heart, her family was her world and she leaves behind her partner Dane and 5 beautiful children.
“As you can imagine this is a very difficult time of heartbreak for all of them so if we can all help donate or share to help with the financial difficulties it would be really appreciated by the family.”
Yesterday, a police car was stationed in front of a large semi-detached house in a quiet residential street.
Neighbors said two ambulances arrived at the property on Monday evening.
The next 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 neighbor said.
He added: “There’s been a lot of coming and going since the ambulance has been here but nobody will tell us anything.”
The Save Face campaign also confirmed the mother’s death.
In the past few years, at least 28 Britons have died – seven in Turkey – after complications from BBL operations.
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.
“The police were called by the emergency service around 11.35 pm on Monday (September 23) with a report that a woman was not feeling well after a suspected cosmetic procedure.
“She was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary and died in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Her next of kin and the coroner know.
“The woman’s family is being helped by specially trained officers.
“An investigation is underway, led by the Serious Crimes Investigation Team. The two people who were arrested have been released on police bail.”
Alice’s death is tragic – the BBL proceedings are a crisis waiting to happen
Save Face plastic surgery group director Ashton Collins told The Sun:
I was devastated to hear of Alice’s tragic death.
We launched a campaign in December 2023 calling on the government to take urgent action to ban these practices.
We made it absolutely clear that without immediate intervention, someone would die. It makes me incredibly sad and angry that today our fear has been confirmed and the family has been torn apart.
Liquid BBL proceedings are a crisis waiting to happen. They are advertised on social media as ‘risk-free’, ‘cheaper’ alternatives to surgical pandanus and that couldn’t be further from the truth.
We have supported over 500 women who have suffered complications from these treatments, many of whom have almost died.
Over 50% of the cases reported to us developed sepsis, and 39% required corrective surgery.
All procedures reported to us were performed by non-medical practitioners who perform incredibly dangerous procedures in non-sterile environments.
They were unable to recognize and resolve the complications they inflicted on their clients, often misdiagnosing abscesses and tissue necrosis as bruises.
I am appalled and horrified at the unscrupulous nature of people who still offer these treatments even though they know some of their patients are hospitalized and will no doubt continue to do so after hearing this awful news.
It is outrageous that lay people see fit to offer treatments that surgeons will not perform because they are too dangerous.
We will not stop the campaign until these actions are banned, and those who harm people are held criminally accountable.
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She is believed to have had surgery in a western countryCredit: Facebook
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Gloucestershire Police are investigating her deathCredit: Instagram
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