They call for stricter supervision of hyaluronic acid. 200 cosmetic surgeons warn this Thursday about the excess injections outside the medical framework of this product used by injection to swell the lips and reduce wrinkles. They ask in particular that the substance is no longer available without a prescription.
“We, the plastic surgeons, ask that the sale of hyaluronic acid and other injectable fillers be controlled, and that their delivery be made only to doctors authorized to practice these acts,” they write in a forum published in the parisian this Thursday.
The National Agency for Medicines Safety had already warned about these practices in July 2022, citing more than 40 reports since the beginning of the year and recalling the regulations for authorizing injections.
Illegal injections with serious risks of complications
The specialists denounce in particular the injections carried out by people without medical training and who practice “illegal acts on the population, in particular on the youngest and most vulnerable, with great publicity on social networks.”
The forum believes that injections outside the medical framework have developed strongly “in the last three years.” He mentions the health problems encountered by people who have resorted to this type of injection: “In some cases, they can lead to sepsis, gangrene and intensive care admissions, with the vital prognosis of young patients.”
“Such complications have never been identified in France in 40 years of practice,” the plastic surgeons write.
destitute victims
In the case of injections carried out by another person who charges for these services, the victims often would not have the opportunity to file a complaint because they would be subjected to pressure, particularly physical threats. But self-injections would also do a lot of damage, especially among minors, which is why the forum also calls for “putting in place the necessary means to educate and inform.”
Source: BFM TV
