Doctors Warn of the Dangers of 'Pumping Parties'

DIY Botox or fillers are never a good idea, obviously. In recent months, the number of women who have died or ended up in hospitals after attending so-called “pumping parties” has increased, prompting a severe warning from doctors.

Because of the economy and the false impression that anyone can give an injection even if it's with silicone (the industrial kind, no less), more and more women turn to these “pumping parties.”

They take place in hotel rooms and garages, and are usually made of a handful of women looking to get fillers or silicone in certain parts of their bodies.

The injections are not performed by a specialist and, most of the time, they are not done with the right material, Dr. Malcolm Z. Roth, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, says for USA Today.

Such parties often end with the death of the women, unless they arrive in time at the hospital, which buys time for physicians to clear out the clots in their lungs or brain.

Women should not be deceived into going to these “parties” by saying anyone can give an injection. If they value their life, they must run a thorough background check on a doctor and have him inject the silicone.

“We've been hearing about this. There are 'pumping parties,' involving high-volume injections to fill up the face, lips, cheekbones, chin or breast. Often it's buttock enhancement and often it's not sterile,” Dr. Roth says.

“It's really a white-coat deception. Sometimes the person doing the injections claims to be a physician from another country and in some cases the patient knows very well it's not a physician but, feeling they can't afford to go to a legitimate board-certified plastic surgeon, they find a shortcut,” he adds.

The very location of these “parties” should make women reconsider about getting themselves pumped with strange substances.

“You don't do medical procedures in a hotel room or garage. This procedure is illegal. Patients need to do their homework and check the credentials of the professional they're considering for their cosmetic procedure,” Dr. Roth underlines.