Woman, 29, struck by killer sepsis from butt fillers over a YEAR after injections
A WOMAN was struck down by killer sepsis after butt fillers over a year earlier.
The 29-year-old had an injection 14 months before she become seriously unwell.
She was admitted to hospital with the infection after developing an abscess at the site of injection.
The patient was feeling nauseous and had around 15cm of cellulitis, which had been caused by bacteria called staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Blood tests revealed high levels of white cell blood cells and C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation.
She was started on antibiotics and had her abscess drained the following day.
Imaging showed swelling in the most inner layer of skin in both buttocks, which also had pockets of air.
Doctors think this was due to an infection that formed in the fillers with dangerous gas forming organisms, which is also why it took so long to present.
After five days, the abscess was drained again and 500ml of dead tissue and filler material removed.
She was discharged after 18 days in hospital to complete a further 6-week course of antibiotic therapy at home, and is currently well with her wound has completely healed.
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Britain's Botox and filler addiction is fuelling a £2.75billion industry.
The wrinkle-busting and skin plumping treatments account for 9 out of 10 cosmetic procedures.
50% of women and 40% of men aged 18 to 34 want to plump up their pouts and tweak their faces.
Fillers are totally unregulated and incredibly you don’t need to have ANY qualifications to buy and inject them.
83% of botched jobs are performed by people with no medical training, often in unsanitary environments - with devastating results.
Women have been left with rotting tissue, needing lip amputations, lumps and even blinded by botched jobs.
Despite the dangers, there is no legal age limit for dermal filler, which is why Fabulous has launched Had Our Fill, a campaign calling for:
- fillers to be made illegal for under 18s
- a crackdown on social media sites plugging fillers
- a Government-backed central register for practitioners with accredited qualifications
We're working in conjunction with Save Face and are backed by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
We want anyone considering a non-surgical cosmetic treatment to be well-informed to make a safe decision.
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Lead author Dr Siobhan Quirke from Dublin's St James Hospital, introduced the case to European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
She said complications are rare, but added: "However, complications are increasing as fillers become one of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures.
"It's something both cosmetic patients and health professionals need to be aware of.
"The reason for the substantial delay between surgery and infection is not clear but may be due to the unusual organisms that can live on the surface of the dermal filler (known as a biofilm).
"Pseudomonas oryzihabitans is an unusual cause of human infection, but in recent years it has become increasingly linked with hospital-acquired and opportunistic infections.
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"Thankfully, treatment is not difficult due to the low level of resistance to common antibiotics.
"Nevertheless, this case serves as a reminder that it's important to choose a reputable cosmetic surgeon."
Buttock fillers use volumising substances, such as silicone. They can be dangerous as you don't always know what is being injected, and it can travel to other parts of the body.
