Caught out, the top GP offering illegal flab jabs; Doctor 'happy to use'...

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......sterling]1,400 course of Lipostabil, which has been linked...for cosmetic purposes. Lipostabil was originally hailed as a wonder 'flab jab'. But there are now grave...which makes it claims Lipostabil was never intended to...telling doctors not to use Lipostabil for cosmetic ...

Safety fears rise over unlicensed 'flab jab'

The Independent on Sunday;  May 4, 2008 ;     601 words ......blend, dubbed the "flab jab", Lipostabil and lipotherapy, is...had witnessed several flab-jab disasters. "It is unethical...wider acceptance." Lipostabil is not illegal, but...thighs. He had the Lipostabil, so I had it there...

Health fears as Scots clinic offers 'banned' flab-buster; New beauty...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  March 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......of the Border to offer injections of lipostabil, a substance claimed to dissolve fat...have been a course of the drug. But lipostabil has been banned in Brazil, where it...have also warned people to be wary of lipostabil - which, like Botox, remains unlicensed...

Unlicensed 'flab jab' is a danger to patients.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 5, 2008 ;     275 words ......injection designed to 'melt fat'. Doctors are offering the 'flab jab' even though it is not authorised by safetywatchdogs in any...wideracceptance.' The product, known by a variety of names including Lipostabil, isnot illegal but is unlicensed for fat removal. It was originally...

The flab jab; It's every woman's dream, an injection that dissolves...

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  February 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Byline: ZOE NAUMAN A FLAB jab has been invented that could be the answer to every dieter...Patricia Rittes, who had been working with a drug called Lipostabil, used to lower cholesterol by dissolving fatty deposits in...diet and exercise regime under the sun. When I heard about flab jab I ...

ON OFFER IN THE MIDLANDS... THE FAT-BUSTER JABS WHICH MEDICS FEAR COULD...

Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  June 19, 2005 ;     564 words ......about the unlicensed cosmetic use of Lipostabil and say that they are aware of the potential...now investigating the cosmetic use of Lipostabil across the country. 'The MHRA is aware...reaction to cosmetic treatment with Lipostabil in the UK,' said a spokesman. 'The product...

Botox from Bangalore. 'Fat-busting' chemical jabs from Russia. Illicit...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......site to sell a drug called Lipostabil. Administered by injection...fact of the matter is that Lipostabil has never been licensed...devotees of this so-called Flab-Jab are currently doing. Concerned...prescription drugs. I bought the Lipostabil for [pounds sterling]150...and five 5ml ...

The new Lipo: does it really melt away your fat? you get a few injections,...

Harper's Bazaar;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......It involves injecting a drug called Lipostabil into problem areas to dissolve fat and...That's the good news. The bad news? Lipostabil was not developed as a spot reducer...Brazilian dermatologist who introduced Lipostabil to Victor, the drug is safe. The active...

SCARRED WOMAN SUES FAT JAB BOSS; EXCLUSIVE She could not walk after a...

Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  February 24, 2008 ;     622 words ......walk after using the soya bean extract Lipostabil on her legs last year. It had been marketed...been growing about the cosmetic use of Lipostabil after a boom in its use as an anti-cellulite...law is very odd on this point. Whereas Lipostabil is not illegal, it is unlicensed and...

Truth about the slimming jab; MEDICAL NOTES.(Column)

The Evening Standard (London, England);  October 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......about the new fat dissolving injection Lipostabil, following claims that it can firm up...non-surgical alternative to liposuction? Lipostabil is the trade name for an injectable...that can block arteries). The idea that Lipostabil could be used to dissolve fat stores...

Welsh clinics defend their use of 'flabjab' cosmetictreatment.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ......slimmer and considerably younger. The drug Lipostabilis also known as Flabjab, Fat-Away and...natural' treatment. They also said that Lipostabil is similar to Botox, which is unlicensed...been widely used for the last 15 years. Lipostabil was developed for the medical prevention...

Is this jab the Holy Grail of slimming?; Or yet another dangerous cosmetic...

Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ......beautiful people in Brazil and America. Now Lipostabil is being offered as the perfect lunch-ti...remove unsightly fat in under 30 minutes. Lipostabil - marketed as Lipo-Diossolve - is untested...certainly wouldn't be happy injecting lipostabil into anyone and I've serious doubts...

THE DISAPPEARING MIDRIFF: 'The doctor pinches an inch of fat, and then he...

The Independent on Sunday;  August 7, 2005 ;     154 words ...Justine Tassey, 38, started 'flab jab' treatment 18 months ago. Her job as a company director entailed driving for four or five hours a day and the weight of her 34F...

One jab and your flab melts away " but how safe is this miracle drug?...

The Independent on Sunday;  August 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......stomachs and double chins, the 'flab jab' is the latest cosmetic procedure...over the safety of the drug, Lipostabil. There are fears that it can...cells, which then melt away. Lipostabil was developed to remove fatty...problems. I'm confident that Lipostabil won't cause any adverse ...

Scots clinicfinallycalls halt to illegal 'flab jabs'; Top doctor could be...

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  October 30, 2005 ;     452 words ......was using an unlicensed drug called Lipostabil - despite concerns over its safety...British drug legislation by injecting Lipostabil under the skin to dissolve fat. The...session. Despite evidence to suggest Lipostabil can cause serious allergic skin reactions...