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Miami Herald
09-05-2025
- Health
- Miami Herald
Doctor's illegal butt enhancements in FL left patients feeling burning, feds say
A doctor promised that silicone injections he used for butt enhancements were 'safe' — but many of his patients had bad reactions, including some who went to other doctors to have the silicone removed, according to federal court filings. Now, Nhan Pham, 54, of Orlando, is facing up to three years in prison, according to a May 8 news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Pham misled patients when he assured the silicone oil he ordered online and injected into their bodies during gluteal and butt enhancement procedures was ''natural,' and would dissolve over time,' federal prosecutors said. Some patients felt 'severe pain' as well as burning, discoloration, itchiness, soreness and hardness at their injection sites after receiving injections from Pham at his office in Kissimmee and his Orlando home between 2015 and 2019, according to prosecutors. Silicone injections for body enhancements are not only dangerous, but they're illegal, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Pham, who's accused of violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge: receipt in interstate commerce and proffered delivery of an adulterated device, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. His defense attorney, Fritz J. Scheller, told McClatchy News on May 8 that while Pham 'has accepted responsibility for his actions, they should not be the sole measure of the man.' Pham served in the U.S. military and 'has provided exemplary service to this country' and 'to a countless number of his patients,' Scheller said. He added that several patients have expressed support for Pham. For butt enhancement procedures, Pham had patients pay him in cash, according to court documents. He was paid $20,400 in total by six people who received silicone oil injections, prosecutors said. Injections offered to undercover agent The gallons of unapproved silicone Pham ordered online was linked to a U.S. subsidiary of a company located in Japan, according to prosecutors, who said the oil wasn't 'medical grade.' Pham got the silicone oil from an online shop, which 'sourced' the oil from another company, which sourced the silicone from the Japan-based company, prosecutors wrote in filings. Pham was implicated in the criminal case after prosecutors said he offered injections to an undercover agent in September 2019. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. In the four years that Pham performed the illegal butt enhancement procedures, according to prosecutors, the FDA warned the public about injectable silicone. In a 2017 alert, the agency said unregulated silicone products used for butt, breast and other body enhancements could result in 'serious injuries and disfigurement.' In the U.S., silicone injections are only allowed to be used during eye surgeries, specifically retinal detachment procedures, according to ScienceDirect.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Orlando physician pleads guilty to using illegal silicone in cosmetic surgeries
A doctor in Orlando has pleaded guilty to federal charges over using illegal materials for cosmetic procedures. The Justice Department says Nhan Pham,54, pleaded guilty to receipt in interstate commerce and proffered delivery of an adulterated device. This violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. A sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 14. Pham faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison. Pham is a physician who performed various cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures. According to the plea agreement, between 2015 and 2019, he ordered silicone oil online and injected that silicone into his patients for gluteal and buttock enhancement procedures at his office and home. The Justice Department states that the 'U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved the use of injectable silicone for body contouring or enhancement and has issued warnings to the public advising them of the illegality of and health risks associated with silicone injections.' Prosecutors say Pham inaccurately represented the substance he was injecting into patient's bodies was 'safe,' 'natural' and would dissolve over time. After receiving the silicone oil injections, prosecutors say patients experienced complications that included sharp and severe pain, discomfort, discoloration, itchiness, burning, inflammation, soreness and hardness in the injection areas. On Sept. 24, 2019, Pham offered to perform silicone oil injections on an undercover law enforcement agent. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
