Now there’s another batch of eBay auctions from user JenFangmeier: DIY Juvederm!
She has four different packages of various sizes and includes syringes of what she claims to be Juvederm with .3% lidocaine and needles. On her separate website, DIYJuvederm.com, she is also selling for $90 an instructional CD of her injecting herself with Juvederm.
The savings appear to be significant, as the Buy It Now prices are in line with wholesale prices.
I am unaware of there being a Juvederm with .3% lidocain available in the United States, so who knows what the product actually is.
This is definitely illegal, and the very best-case scenario is a poor result for someone with Juvederm. The worst case is complications that a DIY injector doesn’t know how to deal with.
It is not worth taking this risk, but some people clearly don’t know any better judging from the bids on her auctions.
This is part of a much larger trend… as the economy has declined, incidences of unlicensed cosmetic surgery have jumped. More on that later.
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DIY Juvederm Ultra #2 [Ebay]
Dr. Jason Pozner
Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center, Boca Raton
Dr. David J. Goldberg
Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center, Boca Raton
Skin Laser Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ
