In the first place, placenta injections are a highly dubious form of “beauty treatment”, rightly clarified by the Health Minister as Placenta jabs not allowed for beauty treatment
Secondly, this unfortunate woman, instead of placenta injections allegedly received silicon injections!
Ms Mandy Chong, a 35-year-old accounts manager from Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, paid RM8,180 (S$3,375) to a beauty centre for four injections in her buttocks.
The centre, which was not named, claimed that it was injecting sheep placenta imported from New Zealand.
Animal placenta is used in anti-ageing treatments, among other things, but experts are not convinced of its effectiveness.
But instead of placenta, Ms Chong claims the centre had injected silicone instead. Though liquid injectable silicone has been used for soft-tissue augmentation, some physicians say it posts risks such as causing inflammation and exerting pressure on nerves.
Ms Chong said she has developed side effects. She claimed: “When the injected area started swelling and I could not bear the pain. I went to a specialist hospital and discovered they had actually injected silicone.”
She had to pay over RM15,000 to rectify the damage caused by the beauty procedure, but claims that she still suffers pain.
Despite the Health minister reminding the public that “beauticians are not allowed to administer injections or perform any invasive procedures” I think his advice will fall on the deaf ears of vain women in the pursuit of “beauty”.
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