A young man born in the 2000s lost 10 pounds after an injection, and the doctor gave an urgent warning

Everyone loves beauty, but we should also pay attention to health issues when doing so.

Recently, Mr. Luo, a citizen, wanted to make his face smaller and look more delicate, so he received botulinum toxin injections into his bilateral masseter muscles.

Unexpectedly, a few days after the injection, he not only suffered from shortness of breath and loss of appetite, but he could not even walk.

A young man born in the 2000s suffered from muscle weakness after receiving an injection

"Being beautiful" almost turned into "being deadly"

The patient, Mr. Luo, said that this was his second time injecting botulinum toxin. After feeling uncomfortable, he persisted for a week and found that he couldn't even stand up. He lost 10 kilograms. After being admitted to the hospital, after a series of differential diagnoses including neurology and serum testing, Mr. Luo was diagnosed with " botulinum toxin poisoning ."

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After the condition was alleviated, Mr. Luo also suggested that if you want to do medical beauty projects, you should first understand all the risks of the medical beauty projects you want to do. Then, when undergoing medical beauty treatment, you should choose a tertiary hospital with formal qualifications, and do not go to private studios or private institutions.

Botulinum toxin has many uses

Improper use may lead to serious consequences

Botulinum toxin is a biological neurotoxin secreted by Clostridium botulinum, which can block nerve impulses between nerves and muscles, relax muscles and achieve the effect of wrinkle removal.

Botulinum toxin type A can not only be used for medical cosmetology, but also for the treatment of multiple disciplines and multiple diseases. It can treat dystonia, spasticity, tics, and can also be used to treat blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, torticollis, oromandibular dystonia and other diseases, or to eliminate forehead wrinkles, frown lines and crow's feet, slim the face, shoulders, calves, and remove underarm odor and other medical cosmetology.

According to Cao Xu, chief physician of the Department of Neurology at Shenzhen University General Hospital, the upper limit of the safe dose of botulinum toxin in cosmetic injections is usually 300~400u/time.

In regular medical institutions, precise botulinum toxin injections will not cause systemic botulinum toxin poisoning, but if botulinum toxin from an improper source is used, its concentration may not match the packaging, and the efficacy and consequences of the injection may be unpredictable.

Once the injection amount is too much, it may cause severe poisoning reaction and respiratory failure. If it is not "detoxified" as soon as possible, it may even be life-threatening.

The first symptom of botulinum toxin poisoning is usually paralysis of the head and facial muscles.

Mild: Symptoms include eye muscle involvement, weakness in opening eyes, ptosis, blurred vision, etc.

Moderate: symptoms of oropharyngeal muscle involvement, such as slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, and chewing weakness;

Severe: Respiratory muscle involvement may lead to respiratory failure, which is life-threatening.

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Source: China News Network

Review | Feng Jun, deputy chief physician of the Dermatology Department of Sinopharm Tongmei General Hospital

Editor: Yinuo

Proofread by Xu Lailinlin