Terrifying life-long risks of lip filler - chemicals may seep into the bloodstream fuelling CANCER, claim experts READ MORE: Liverpool woman's lung collapses every time she has her period By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 04:50 EDT, 21 September 2024 | Updated: 05:02 EDT, 21 September 2024 e-mail View comments They are seen by millions of women across the world as a simple way to achieve a perfect plump pout. But lip fillers could have a very unwelcome long-term effect — triggering a rare type of cancer , experts have warned. Some fillers could be contaminated with toxic manufacturing chemicals, they say.
In addition, as filler breaks down it enters the circulation and could build up elsewhere in the body causing blockages. These things could trigger cell changes that lead to blood cancer, according to Dr Kalliopi Dodou, Head of Pharmaceutics at Teesside University. While uncrosslinked HA is quickly broken down and absorbed by the body, the crosslinked version stays in the body much longer, which could be risky, the researchers found While research is at an early stage Dr Dodou says it is a potential risk that must be considered — and is calling for stricter regulations fillers in the UK.
In a new analysis, Dr Dodou compared 111 studies on the safety of the most common type of dermal filler — hyaluronic acid, or HA — and found reports of alarming risks. Injections of the gel-like substance not only only adds volume to lips and cheeks but can also be used .