FDA Looks At Risks Of Cosmetic Face Fillers

Nov 28 2008

They're drawn by the allure of ageless beauty.Unfortunately, for some, the result can be blotchy skin, bumps on the face and worse.
Hundreds of thousands of cosmetic surgery patients are turning to injections of fillers to magically smooth the furrows of aging. On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking independent advisers to review the safety of such products, increasingly popular for "minimally invasive" touchups to improve appearance and give a little boost to deflated middle-age egos.
The agency also is seeking guidance on how to improve testing of fillers and more clearly warn patients about potential risks.
Different from Botox, which is derived from a toxin that acts on facial muscles, wrinkle fillers are like the biological equivalent of a bit of spackle. 
Except they're injected into the face.
 
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