A woman suffered buttock necrosis due to cheap, multi-layer collagen filler injections.

Just because they believed in advertisements for 'safe, cheap beauty', two women had to be hospitalized in an emergency with necrotic buttocks, widespread abscesses, and life-threatening conditions due to cheap, multi-layered collagen filler injections.

Doctors at JW Hospital are treating a woman with buttock necrosis due to multi-layer collagen injection - Photo: Provided by the hospital

The first case is a patient who had a local spa inject cheap, multi-layer collagen filler into her butt two years ago. After just over a year, her butt was so tight and painful that she "couldn't walk or sit."

The patient had undergone silicone scraping and buttock implants at a cosmetic facility, but the symptoms recurred. When he arrived at JW Korea Hospital (HCMC), MRI and ultrasound results showed that there were still many strange lumpy substances remaining in the buttocks, scattered throughout the muscles.

The team of doctors performed a 3-hour surgery, scraping out dozens of discolored filler particles, thick like "pearls" mixed with blood and pus. This was the cause of infection, pus accumulation and the risk of tissue necrosis. After the surgery, the patient was placed on a negative pressure suction machine and will have a second surgery in a few days.

The second case is Ms. T. (33 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City) whose left buttock was swollen, shiny, purple, and painful to the point of being unable to walk.

The examination and ultrasound results showed many patchy bruises, areas of skin with poor blood supply, and a high risk of necrosis. When pressed, the tissue was abnormally hard, with a risk of deep abscesses and widespread infection.

MRI determined that Ms. T. had a giant abscess 20cm long and 15cm thick, penetrating deep into the muscle tissue and pelvic bone, forming a "honeycomb" structure. This is a rare but extremely dangerous complication.

The patient said she had received "collagen filler" injections to enhance her butt 7 years ago. In the past two months, her butt started to ache and swell. Her family advised her to have surgery, but she was worried about the ugly scar, so she came to JW for cosmetic treatment.

Dr. Nguyen Phan Tu Dung - professional director of JW Hospital - said: "The abscess had eaten deep, there was a risk of causing sepsis, so we had to perform emergency surgery. All filler and necrotic tissue were dredged, continuously pumped, then a negative pressure suction machine VAC was placed to drain the pus."

During the surgery, with only a 2cm incision, pus gushed out continuously. The team had to use a high-powered suction machine to dredge out nearly 2.5 liters of pus mixed with necrotic tissue.

The two consecutive complications mentioned above are a warning to those who still believe in advertisements for "quick and cheap beauty". Just one shady injection can cost your health, even your life.

Never inject fillers or fillers at an unlicensed facility.

According to Dr. Tu Dung, "cheap fillers, multi-layer collagen, fillers of unknown origin" are often widely advertised online and injected at unlicensed spas and beauty facilities. "These substances can cause inflammation, abscesses, necrosis, granuloma formation, leaving serious sequelae, even life-threatening," he emphasized.

Doctors advise people to absolutely not inject fillers or fillers at unlicensed facilities. If you have a need for beauty, you should go to a specialized hospital, have it performed directly by a licensed doctor, using medical- standard materials.

THUY DUONG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/mot-phu-nu-nguoi-bi-hoai-tu-mong-vi-tiem-filler-collagen-da-tang-gia-re-20250909103308606.htm