UK's booming non-surgical butt lifts expose regulatory gaps and patient risk

A BBC InDepth investigation shows the UK’s cosmetic injectables boom—especially non-surgical liquid BBLs—has grown far faster than regulation, with deaths and serious harm from unregulated clinics, prescription medicines sold without proper checks, and counterfeit products; enforcement is fragmented and licensing reforms promised for England and Scotland have not yet been fully put in place, leaving patients at risk while authorities grapple with how to regulate the industry.