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Terror made in China beauty medical material

There is a Chinese-made wrinkle treatment called BTXA, which can be considered a Botox. The ingredient contains pig collagen (gelatin), so allergic reactions are relatively common. Moreover, it is said that Chinese products contain a large amount of impurities due to inadequate production technology. Naturally, it has not been approved by the FDA. There are also quality control issues, and the number of units per vial varies by up to 4 times. In other words, you may be unknowingly receiving 5 times the prescribed amount of injections. Due to the nature of BotulinumToxin TypeA, if a large amount of the ingredient is injected in one go, antibody production occurs (you become immune to the ingredient), and treatment with BotulinumToxin TypeA will be ineffective for the rest of your life. It is a shoddy product that vendors repeatedly approach medical institutions, claiming that it can be purchased cheaply. It is a shoddy product that unscrupulous vendors are aggressively selling to cosmetic surgery and cosmetic dermatology clinics, claiming that it can be purchased at four to five times the price of Allergan Botox. Recently, more and more people have complained that this drug was used at other medical institutions and had no therapeutic effect. Many patients at our clinic have been injected with Chinese-made Botox and have come back for retreatment because they felt no effect at all. It is used as a matter of course at major cosmetic surgery clinics that perform Botox at a discount. A lot of Botox for underarm odor and hyperhidrosis? You must check the name of the drug. It is an unacceptable act that lowers the quality of cosmetic medicine. Isn't it more serious than the problem of food that is not made public? There is even a possibility that you may be unknowingly injected with medical materials mixed with impurities from China during wrinkle treatment or hyperhidrosis treatment, which could put your life at risk. It is not an exaggeration to say that the safety is questionable, but rather that it is a poor quality drug that is only for profit. Botox is a simple treatment of injection, and there are relatively few side effects, so many patients do not even pay attention to the drug, but please discuss the drug used with your doctor. Clinics that are profit-oriented will never spend time discussing specific drugs and treatment contents. Nowadays, quality is required for cosmetic medicine. Not only major cosmetic surgery chains, but also dermatologists, internists, and obstetricians and gynecologists who lack knowledge of cosmetic medicine are acting as cosmetic dermatologists, using Botox made in China to attract patients at low prices. People have to protect themselves. Discounted, low-quality medical care. I am concerned that this will hinder the development of cosmetic medicine.