"Caulk" Butt Enhancements Hospitalize 6

(CBS/AP)  Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs.

State health officials say the women, from Essex County, apparently underwent cosmetic procedures from unlicensed providers.

Investigators have not determined if the cases are related.

No arrests have been made.

Instead of medical-grade silicone, the women received a diluted version of nonmedical-grade silicone.

"The same stuff you use to put caulk around the bathtub," said Steven M. Marcus, executive and medical director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System, according to The Star-Ledger.

State epidemiologist Tina Tan says there's the risk for more serious complications when infections are not treated early.

Gregory Borah, chief of plastic surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, told the newspaper the incident was "a tragedy."

Using over-the-counter silicone can cause abscesses that he said resemble "a big zit."

Borah, also president of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons, said the botched procedures underscore the need for patients seeking such enhancement to seek out licensed professionals in a sterile setting, the newspaper reported.

[smoknmirrors]

Guys can make this work for them, too. There's a small hole in the front of the male body below the waist that can be injected with this enlargement enhancer, and this can easily be a self-help project reserved for a rainy day when nothing good is on television. It is not necessary to use a high quality silicone rather than that designed to eliminate drafts around windows and doors. However, more than one tube may be needed so be sure all tubes are ready at the time of the procedure. Interrupting the process to go to Lowe's for a second tube prompts unnecessary delay in curing, and the clerks may be unable to direct your inquiries to knowledgeable personnel based upon your application descriptions.

[Dgunner]

Vanity one of the seven deadly sins. We will find out .

[cusefanjapan]

Even Beavis would have to say these women were buttheads

[RoboBlogger]

This Just In:
Notorious Six heads to Mexico for cheaper Injections. This time injected with non-toxic Jello.

[financial_vp]

So Let me make sure I understand.....it sounds to me like a public discussion of whether or not it is bad to pay someone to "Shove Caulk up Your Butt"......wow. Essex County has definitely taken the award for wildest public discussions.

[stychokiller]

Egad! Don't these women know that a simple massage of the Butt-ocks (preferably from the opposite sex!) is all they really need?

[erb0087]

"State health officials say the women, from Essex County, apparently underwent cosmetic procedures from unlicensed providers."
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Not everyone who hangs a "Professional Butt Enlarger" shingle outside his door is a qualified practitioner. Some have merely taken an Internet course, but have no actual hands-on experience.

If you opt for this procedure, be sure to check his credentials.

[erb0087]

"If you opt for this procedure, be sure to check his credentials."

Experience is also a plus.

Ask for a list of all his prior posteriors.

[AttentionDeficit]

If butt enlargement is what you seek, try the natural method, twinkies

[erb0087]

"Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs."
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There are women out there who think their butts are too small ?

I didn't know that.

[gnimelf1968]

It's the flatness not the wideness.

[ToolMangler1]

I can see 100 jokes coming from this, Check out the hair... Blonde..LOL

[ladyraestewa]

I honestly feel this is an example of stupid is as stupid does. These ladies caved into unreal perceptions of physical beauty then found a deal that was too good to be true and are now scratching their heads thinking, "why do bad things happen to me?" In a word, you're stupid!