Whitening needle has not been approved by the drug regulatory department to finish whitening or as a side effect

Release date: 2015-07-02

In the hot Summer, it has reached the traditional sales season of the whitening products market. As the saying goes, "One white covers three ugliness", many people try their best to whiten. Now, as long as you search on the Internet, the propaganda about whitening needles is overwhelming. It is more tempting than saying that "when you want to be white and beautiful, you can use whitening needles", "whitening needles, Bai Fumei's snow white secrets", "whitening needles let you Easy to make white and beautiful" and so on. All kinds of advertisements have been made in a whirlwind, attracting countless cravings to become "white rich" overnight. Then, what is the whitening needle from a few thousand yuan to several tens of thousands of dollars that claims to have "no toxic side effects"? Is it really so god to play whitening needles? Is there really any side effects?

Phenomenon

Star effect pushes "white needle"

“Whitening Needle” is not a new thing for many people who are looking for beauty and beauty industry. Many consumers know that “whitening needle” is a book that was sold out by Star S Xu Yiyuan. Star - Beauty King 2, which mentions the magic star that the female star is not black is to play "whitening needle." The reporter saw in a number of beauty agencies in Guangzhou and the "whitening needle" propaganda on the Internet, all of them were wearing "Big S-Love Whitening Needle", "Big S Whitening Needle", and even "Great S Whitening Needle Real Website" Promotion.

According to the publicity materials of a website, “Whitening needle is also called whitening injection, and the main component of glutathione is a tripeptide composed of three amino acids such as glutamic acid, cysteine ​​and glycine. In addition to its powerful detoxification function, it also has the function of inhibiting free radicals, effectively preventing the body from oxidizing and slowing down skin aging. When substances beneficial to the human body enter the human body by intravenous drip, they react at the cellular level of the body. Not only can it effectively prevent the formation of melanin, but also reduce the formed melanin, so that the skin will be white and white from the inside to the outside, even if it is used for a long time, there will be no side effects."

The reporter learned that many medical and aesthetic institutions in the market have publicity "whitening needles". The reporter has opened a consultation call for a medical beauty institution on the relevant situation of "whitening needles". The other party said that "whitening needles" are broken after each needle. 2,500 yuan, tens of thousands of dollars for the whole course of treatment. Whitening needle is a kind of product used for whole body whitening. It usually takes half a course of treatment to be effective. Generally, it can be completely whitened after 3-6 courses, and the frequency of playing whitening needle is not too high. It is already high twice a week. Density, the body is clearly whitening is generally played 12 times in a row.

"Whitening" may be a side effect of drugs

â—‡ expert

Does "whitening needle" really have such a miraculous effect? ​​CCTV has exposed that the so-called "whitening needle" is a fake medicine, that is, several drugs that inhibit melanin are blended together, and then intravenously injected to achieve a brightening effect. The effect is that the pharmaceutical ingredients are glutathione, vitamin C and the like.

More than two years ago, the Hong Kong Consumer Council had exposed a case of medical beauty complaints such as whitening needles: Miss Bride, Miss Zhou, signed a beauty treatment of 380,000 yuan in a beauty salon to improve her body shape and face. Finally, she received a beauty salon on the 3rd before marriage. It is recommended to inject a whitening needle at 4,500 yuan, but the face is red and painful like a fire. The next day, I went to the exclusive clinic of the beauty salon to seek medical treatment. I only got a prescription without a name drug. I still didn't get better one day before the wedding. Miss Zhou did not negotiate with the beauty salon. To the Consumer Council for help, to return all treatment costs and compensation for medical expenses. After 4 months of negotiations, he was refunded a medical treatment fee of 200,000 yuan and a medical fee of 1,500 yuan.

According to industry sources, the whitening needles and whitening products promoted by beauty salons are mostly antioxidants, including glutathione, tranexamic acid and vitamin C.

Sun Ledong, director of the Guangdong Provincial Pharmaceutical Association Medical Skin Care Professional Committee and director of the Dermatology Department of the Pearl River Hospital of Southern Medical University, introduced whitening needles and whitening products by applying glutathione, tranexamic acid and vitamin C through external or intravenous injection. The way works on the human body. Glutathione is a reduced-type glutathione, which is used as an adjuvant treatment for liver damage. It also has a protective effect on liver damage after chemotherapy. Some people appear to have pale skin when side effects occur; tranexamic acid is a kind of Hemostatic drugs, often used when coagulation is abnormal. An example of the use of tranexamic acid in the treatment of chloasma, but whether the injection of tranexamic acid can whiten, there is no relevant literature reports. As for vitamin C, which is used to treat scurvy, the instructions indicate that the anti-aging effect has not been confirmed, and excessive injection may cause side effects such as kidney stones.

The drug regulatory department did not approve the "whitening needle"

Supervision

Although the beauty salon's "whitening needle" is popular, Sun Ledong pointed out that the State Food and Drug Administration has not approved glutathione and tranexamic acid in the "whitening needle" for beauty. The medical community has not conducted large-scale clinical trial studies to see if it really has a whitening effect for most people. There is no "whitening needle" treatment program in the dermatology department of regular hospitals. In summary, part of the whitening effect of whitening needles is the side effects of drugs, such as pale; on the other hand, the drugs in whitening needles will cause certain human damage, and it is not very helpful for the whitening effect that consumers hope to appear.

In other words, the “whitening needle” products launched by medical institutions or beauty agencies are either prepared by the medical institutions themselves or from informal channels. The whitening needles prepared by ourselves can not be said to be fake medicines as long as the medicines involved in the formula are regular medicines certified by the drug regulatory authorities. Whitening needles imported from informal channels are certainly illegal.

Sun Ledong also reminded that in addition to "whitening needles", there are various whitening products in beauty institutions. Beauty salons are for-profit organizations that use a variety of means to attract consumers with whitening needs in order to maintain their income. If you use dexamethasone, chloramphenicol and other drugs that are banned on the face in homemade cosmetics, add some limited amounts of fruit acid, hydroquinone, etc. in homemade essence, brightening cream, freckle water and whitening oil lamp cosmetics. Substances, which to a certain extent will thin the epidermis and create a whitening effect; in addition, beauty salons may also promote products containing chemical or pharmaceutical ingredients such as mercury, lead, arsenic, and hydroquinone in order to achieve immediate results. Whitening effect. In the long run, it is very harmful to the health of the skin.

The Consumer Council of Hong Kong issued a consumer reminder that the whitening wrinkle needle used in beauty on the market contains two substances, mainly vitamin C and antioxidant substances, including glutathione and tranexamic acid (known in Hong Kong, namely ammonia). Carboxylic acid). However, these two substances may cause side effects such as stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, headache and blurred vision, and long-term use is more likely to lead to thromboembolism. "Glutathione" is mainly used to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. The Consumer Council has stated that the Hong Kong Society of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery said that in the medical literature, there is no evidence that the antioxidants can be whitened, and the excess is accepted. A substance that may harm the lives of healthy people. "Transgestive acid" is generally used to treat excessive blood in women, or other bleeding after surgery. Long-term use may increase the chance of liver and kidney failure.

Pursue whitening

Can't be unrealistic

â– Health reminder

"In clinical work, I often encounter patients with whitening needs. I hope that they can treat them with a normal heart. Don't rush to seek success." Sun Ledong said that whitening of the skin is a dream of many people, but the skin is changed by external action. White is very difficult. The skin color is determined by two parts, one is genetically determined, and the other is determined by the acquired living environment. The former plays a major role. If the base color is darker, it is basically difficult to reverse the genetically determined skin tone.

Sun Ledong said that there are no clear external products or foods that can be whitened. It can only be said that cultivating a good life and skin care habits is the root of having healthy skin. Some people often stay up all night, spicy food, excessive intake of chocolate and other habits can cause seborrheic dermatitis, skin performance is more dim. Correcting these bad habits, combined with certain medications, can inhibit excessive oil secretion and improve overall skin quality. Others have hemorrhoids, acne, etc., unregular care leads to local skin pigmentation and pits, and dermatology has corresponding treatments to help repair the skin. Sun protection work in the summer is also a means of whitening. There are also daily skin cleansing, hydrating and sun care. When the skin is abnormal, go to the dermatology department of a regular hospital to seek medical treatment to avoid irreversible damage to the skin caused by prolonged skin disease.

Patients in need can also be combined to do photon, laser and other treatments. Laser can selectively act on pigments, reduce pigmentation, brighten skin tone, and tighten skin. However, Sun Ledong said that this kind of whitening means has certain adaptability. It is best to consult a professional medical institution before using it. In short, whitening is a systematic project. It is hoped that it will be unrealistic to quickly whiten and change skin after eating two days of medicine for three days.

Source: Nanfang Daily

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