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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Crackdown on cosmetic surgery ‘cowboys’ after botched Brazilian butt lifts

Ministers want to clamp down on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures including Botox and Brazilian butt lifts after a string of horror incidents which left customers dead or with catastrophic damage.

Officials said the industry had been blighted by “dodgy practitioners and procedures”, with some patients “maimed” during botched treatments.

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