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| 'Butt lift' inquest: Leah Cambridge had pulmonary embolism | 'Butt lift' inquest: Leah Cambridge had pulmonary embolism |
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| A beautician suffered a massive pulmonary embolism while having a cosmetic "Brazilian butt lift" surgery, a coroner has said. | A beautician suffered a massive pulmonary embolism while having a cosmetic "Brazilian butt lift" surgery, a coroner has said. |
| Leah Cambridge, 29, from Leeds, died at a private hospital in Turkey in 2018. | Leah Cambridge, 29, from Leeds, died at a private hospital in Turkey in 2018. |
| Her partner Scott Franks said she had been "paranoid" about her body and was keen to have the operation, which transfers fat to the buttocks from elsewhere in the body. | Her partner Scott Franks said she had been "paranoid" about her body and was keen to have the operation, which transfers fat to the buttocks from elsewhere in the body. |
| Senior Coroner Kevin McLoughlin is now asking for a UK ban on the procedure. | Senior Coroner Kevin McLoughlin is now asking for a UK ban on the procedure. |
| Wakefield Coroner's Court previously heard the mother-of-three died from a fat clot caused by the operation. | Wakefield Coroner's Court previously heard the mother-of-three died from a fat clot caused by the operation. |
| Mr McLoughlin will write to the government asking it to consider banning the procedure. | Mr McLoughlin will write to the government asking it to consider banning the procedure. |
| Recording a conclusion that Miss Cambridge died having the Brazilian butt lift (BBL) after not being fully apprised of the risks involved, Mr McLoughlin said: "Against this backdrop, those involved in facilitating or conducting BBL procedures must decide whether it's safe to continue to do so. | |
| "In my judgement, this decision should be made on ethical grounds, rather than business ones relating to the revenue streams involved." | "In my judgement, this decision should be made on ethical grounds, rather than business ones relating to the revenue streams involved." |
| A consultant plastic surgeon had told the inquest that any UK-wide ban on the operation could prompt potential customers to go abroad to have it done. | A consultant plastic surgeon had told the inquest that any UK-wide ban on the operation could prompt potential customers to go abroad to have it done. |
| Mr McLoughlin said: "I believe that our foremost duty is to protect our citizens from what maybe is considered to be their own folly. | Mr McLoughlin said: "I believe that our foremost duty is to protect our citizens from what maybe is considered to be their own folly. |
| "If the approach that I am considering involves a paternalistic despotism, the process of curtailing individual freedom may be considered to be a price worth paying. | "If the approach that I am considering involves a paternalistic despotism, the process of curtailing individual freedom may be considered to be a price worth paying. |
| "What's more, if the UK takes a stance this may affect the prevailing view from other countries." | "What's more, if the UK takes a stance this may affect the prevailing view from other countries." |
| Mr McLoughlin said Ms Cambridge "willingly consented" to the procedure "albeit she was ill-informed about the risks involved". | Mr McLoughlin said Ms Cambridge "willingly consented" to the procedure "albeit she was ill-informed about the risks involved". |
| In a statement through a firm of solicitors Miss Cambridge's family said she "will be missed forever by all and our lives will never be the same". | In a statement through a firm of solicitors Miss Cambridge's family said she "will be missed forever by all and our lives will never be the same". |
| It added: "We hope that no one has to go through what we have been through and nobody else loses their life while undergoing this type of procedure." | It added: "We hope that no one has to go through what we have been through and nobody else loses their life while undergoing this type of procedure." |
| What does buttock augmentation surgery involve? | What does buttock augmentation surgery involve? |
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