2014
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.916522
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Cosmetic Doping—When Anabolic–Androgenic Steroids are not Enough

Abstract: Doping is considered to be a major sports problem. This article describes a new threat and challenge to the sport of bodybuilding; the nonmedical use of a chemical in order to mimic muscle hypertrophy. Although muscle fillers are not new, being used for cosmetic purposes in medicine for a long time, the illegal use of muscle fillers has been increasing during the last few years and decades. The history of cosmetic doping, with particular attention to the Brazilian case, is discussed. Limitations are noted and … Show more

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“…O principal achado deste estudo ressalta a crescente procura pela estética e perfeição corporal por frequentadores de academias de ginástica, uma vez que o doping cosmético foi prevalente em 2% desses indivíduos. Apesar de a aplicação intramuscular de óleos no presente estudo ter sido verificada apenas em registros de indivíduos do sexo masculino, na literatura esse procedimento não está restrito a esse gênero 3,4,7 .…”
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“…O principal achado deste estudo ressalta a crescente procura pela estética e perfeição corporal por frequentadores de academias de ginástica, uma vez que o doping cosmético foi prevalente em 2% desses indivíduos. Apesar de a aplicação intramuscular de óleos no presente estudo ter sido verificada apenas em registros de indivíduos do sexo masculino, na literatura esse procedimento não está restrito a esse gênero 3,4,7 .…”
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“…Embora o doping cosmético comece a figurar como possível problema de saúde pública, verifica-se que não existem dados epidemiológicos suficientes sobre esse tema, sendo a maioria das publicações relatos de caso 7,11 . Figueiredo et al 4 chamavam a atenção já em 2011 para a escassez de pesquisas que abordam o presente tema.…”
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“…Commonly utilised options include paraffin and synthol 1. The medical uses of paraffin include skin care and as a laxative, but when injected intramuscularly, complications such as paraffinomas (chronic sclerosing lipogranulomas), ulcerations, infection, systemic embolism and an often-negated irreversible muscle damage may develop within weeks or up to several years after abuse 2.…”
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“…1,2 In bodybuilding, use of anabolic steroids and intramuscular oil injections has been documented. 3 The use of site enhancements in the form of "fillers" such as petroleum jelly and paraffin have been used for more than 100 years. 4 The use of oil for volumetric site enhancement began in the 1960s in Italy with formebolone and evolved to the use of synthol in the 1990s.…”
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