FDA panel: Tell consumers about facial filler risks

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 16:49 in Health & Medicine

(AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of baby boomer women who think they've found an antidote to aging in cosmetic facial fillers must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday. A panel of independent advisers urged the Food and Drug Administration to revise the labeling to include the possibility of long lasting reactions such as bumps under the skin, blotches and scars.

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