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Fat From Cadavers Now Being Used for Cosmetic Fillers
Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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How badly do you want that perfect beach body? Some are willing to get liposuction and have someone shuffle their own fat around. But how about getting one’s body enhanced by injecting fat from dead people? Is that a bit much?
Well, that’s what’s happening in the cosmetics industry.
Now, you might ask: Why do they need to use fat from cadavers? Why not just liposuction one area, and move it to another?
Here’s the twist: the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs are leaving people without enough fat to move around.
Let’s go through it all together.