Wine, Cheese and a Dash of Poison in the Forehead: Exploring the Evolution of the Injectable Filler Industry and the Consequent Implications for Regulatory Action

Wine, Cheese and a Dash of Poison in the Forehead: Exploring the Evolution of the Injectable Filler Industry and the Consequent Implications for Regulatory Action

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Wine, Cheese and a Dash of Poison in the Forehead: Exploring the Evolution of the Injectable Filler Industry and the Consequent Implications for Regulatory Action

dc.contributor.advisor	Hutt, Peter Barton	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kim, Angela E.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-17T14:56:43Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.citation	â€&oelig;Wine, Cheese and a Dash of Poison in the Foreheadâ€: Exploring the Evolution of the Injectable Filler Industry and the Consequent Implications for Regulatory Action (2006 Third Year Paper)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9414576
dc.description.abstract	Abstract: Although the American pursuit of youth and beauty has long influenced female consumers, the recent introduction of injectable fillers has overwhelmed the country's current capacity to regulate. Millions of American women annually receive a plethora of injections; some approved, some off-label, and others wholly unapproved. This paper examines the new challenges the Food and Drug Administration must confront as consumer obsession skyrockets, and manufacturers and physicians engage in questionable activity to meet the rising demand. The publicâ€™s increasingly casual attitude toward FDA approval of cosmetic uses has endangered an industry enamored, at all costs, with the pursuit of wrinkle-free, ageless beauty. This danger is compounded by the Internet's creation of unprecedented marketing channels for manufacturers to inundate consumers with misleading information and sidestep FDA prohibitions. Through case studies of the four injectable fillers Botox, silicone, Radiesse and ArteFill, this paper addresses the obstacles the FDA must confront to adjust to a changing frontier.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dash.license	LAA
dc.subject	Food and Drug Law	en_US
dc.subject	botox	en_US
dc.title	Wine, Cheese and a Dash of Poison in the Forehead: Exploring the Evolution of the Injectable Filler Industry and the Consequent Implications for Regulatory Action	en_US
dc.type	Paper (for course/seminar/workshop)	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-08-17T14:56:43Z