Risk Warning for Consumption of Injection Medical Beauty Medical Devices
Medical beauty is different from lifestyle beauty. According to relevant regulations on health administrative management, "medical beauty refers to the use of surgery, medication, medical equipment, and other traumatic or invasive medical techniques to repair and reshape the appearance and morphology of various parts of the human body. Beauty medical institutions refer to medical institutions that mainly engage in medical beauty diagnosis and treatment services. Beauty medical institutions must obtain a "Medical Institution Practice License" before conducting professional activities.
The plastic injection fillers such as cross-linked sodium hyaluronate gel for injection, collagen implant and other medical devices approved for marketing in China need to be injected into the dermis or subcutaneous tissue through injection needles and other medical devices during use. Injection needles used in conjunction with plastic surgery injection fillers should also obtain a medical device registration certificate in China. Injection needles are traumatic and invasive, and if operated incorrectly or improperly, they can cause certain injury consequences. According to relevant regulations, the relevant injections must be administered by qualified cosmetic medical institutions, operated by practicing physicians with relevant clinical discipline work experience, and strictly used in accordance with the medical device instructions.
For medical devices that can be used for medical beauty, strict management is implemented in major countries and regions around the world. Consumers are advised not to purchase and use medical devices that can be used for medical beauty on their own, in order to avoid harm caused by improper use. When consumers choose to use medical devices that can be used for medical beauty, they should communicate fully with professional doctors from beauty medical institutions in advance, fully understand and reasonably evaluate the expected effects and possible risks of medical beauty, and make rational choices for medical beauty.