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# Safety Alert on Silicone Marketed as Body Contouring Product
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/safety-alert-on-silicone-marketed-as-body-contouring-product/
- Published: 2017-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:01:44.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5140123

FDA has issued a safety alert about illegal use of injectable silicone for body contouring and associated injuries and disfigurement that can result from such products. The agency says the injectable silicone products are being falsely marketed as FDA-approved dermal fillers for the purpose of enhancing the size of their buttocks, breasts and other body parts.

“We’ve seen serious adverse events result from products, which are sometimes industrial-grade silicone, being used for these unapproved medical purposes,” FDA commissioner **Scott Gottlieb** is quoted in a [release](https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm584517.htm?ref=fdaweb.com) as saying. “The FDA has stepped in to take enforcement actions against unscrupulous actors who promote and provide these services, but we also want to make the public aware of the risks, which can include irreversible disfigurement and even death. While we’ll continue to go after those who provide these unlawful services, the FDA will have its greatest impact by educating Americans to avoid these unsafe practices.”