Health Ministry Warns Against Injectable Fillers From Uncontrolled Sources

Israel’s Health Ministry warned on October 29 against buying or using injectable aesthetic-treatment products from uncontrolled sources. Thousands of packages were stolen from distributors’ warehouses about a month ago, and the ministry fears they may be sold illegally to aesthetic clinics, treatment institutes and private doctors in Israel. The ministry said the materials require controlled storage and transport, conditions it cannot guarantee were maintained after the theft. Using products from unauthorized sources, without supervision or contrary to instructions, could pose a “significant health risk,” the ministry said. Its statement warns of possible illegal marketing rather than confirming that particular clinics have received the missing products. The notice identifies Stylage Special Lips Lido, Stylage XL Lido, Stylage L, Stylage M Lido, Stylage L Lido and Stylage XXL Mepi. It also lists a product spelled “Radiessp” in the ministry’s statement. The warning concerns the origin and handling of the injectable materials, and the ministry calls on aesthetic-medicine professionals to purchase them only from authorized suppliers. The ministry also asks patients to check that the products used in their treatment come from regulated, supervised sources. Reports of suspected marketing of these products, materials of unknown origin or side effects following their use can be directed to the ministry’s Kol Habriut service at *5400.