It makes health experts reticent to even call the mixture “silicone,” at all.
In one Florida woman’s case, tire sealant and cement were both injected into her face.
But over the past five years, there have been a number of news reports exposing “pumping parties,” where groups of trans women pool their money to get injected with silicone, and the practice has now become more underground and more risky.Īnd much of that has to do with what’s being put in the mixture, which many times is unknown by those who receive the injections.
Flashback: Tina Turner Covers Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson on Debut Solo AlbumĪmong trans women, silicone injections are a well known way to achieve the ultimate body: curvy butt, thick thighs or larger breasts.
