Beauty Industry & Med Spa
Botox parties, black-market filler, and the unregulated cosmetic procedures targeting under-25s. The beauty industry has a drug problem: unlicensed injectors, counterfeit Botox, illegal filler sold online, and teenagers getting lip filler at kitchen-table parties. These substances and procedures carry real risk — vascular occlusion, blindness, sepsis, and worse.
Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
Clear vials of freeze-dried toxin, reconstituted with saline; injected in units
Dermal Fillers (HA & Biostimulators)
Syringes/pre-filled pens of hyaluronic acid gel (Juvederm, Restylane) or biostimulators (Sculptra); or black-market filler vials sold online
Black-Market Silicone Injections
Industrial silicone oil or biopolymer gel injected at 'pumping parties' — hips, buttocks, breasts, lips
Hyaluronidase (Filler Dissolver)
Vials of enzyme powder, reconstituted to inject
Fat-Dissolving Injections (Kybella & Copycats)
Injection vials of deoxycholic acid or phosphatidylcholine; injected into fat pockets
Melanotan (Tanning Injections)
Brownish powder vials reconstituted for injection; nasal sprays
Bimatoprost (Latisse / Lash Serums)
Eyeliner-style applicator bottles of prostaglandin solution