ARF Linked to Cosmetic Lifts

Acute renal failure developed in three women who received cosmetic soft-tissue filler injections in the buttocks at a North Carolina facility, according to a recent article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2008;57:453-456). 

All injections, which were of an unknown substance, were administered by a practitioner with no medical training or supervision.

These findings underscore the risks posed by cosmetic injections administered by unlicensed practitioners.

From the June 01, 2008 Issue of Renal and Urology News