WTF? Baby Boys’ Circumcised Foreskins Used for Wrinkle Treatments
Sometimes, I just can’t believe what I read…I mean, who thinks this stuff up? Has your doctor talked to you about Vavelta yet?
Valvelta is a wrinkle treatment available in the UK that is derived from the foreskins of babies.
That’s right: THE FORESKINS OF BABY PENISES.
At birth, we chose not to circumcise our son, but not all boys are so lucky. What should doctors do with all those leftover foreskins from circumcisions? Treat the aging population’s wrinkles, of course! According to Scientific American, Vavelta uses fibroblasts, cells that produce the skin-firming protein collagen and make elastin. The source of the fibrolasts: baby foreskins.
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The fibroblasts in Vavelta are isolated from the foreskins taken from baby boys, given several months to grow and multiply in the lab, and then packaged into treatment vials that are shipped to a select group of U.K. physicians. Each vial costs approximately 750 pounds, or $1,000], according to the company spokesperson.
Once delivered into the skin, the fibroblasts begin producing collagen, hyaluronic acid and elastin (which build and reinforce it) orthey make enzymes called metalloproteinases to break down excessive amounts of proteins that accumulate in scar tissue, according to Paul Kemp, Intercytex’s chief scientific officer.
Some doctors warn the foreskins could carry viruses, besides the um, ethical considerations. Glad my son’s foreskin is still where it belongs on his penis and not injected into some old woman’s face looking for the fountain of youth.
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This is a wonderful idea. Why waste a good bi-product by discarding in the trash?
As a baby boomer myself, i would be prepared to pay a premium to use these products to smooth out my skin.I dont think the industry should feel any guilt, as the forskin is useless really, and if it can assist women then we should move forward with the idea.
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It seems like a good idea, but the foreskin is apparently worth quite a bit, therefore the parents should be reimbursed… but they’re not.
And like I said, it seems like a good idea… it really isn’t, and the very idea makes me flesh crawl and makes want to question Doctors’ judgement.
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It seems like the parents should be privy to the information, kind of like donating an organ! There should be a release form or something, possibly even comped for the procedure, since the foreskins are used for cosmetic purposes and nothing as noble as saving a life (like in organ donation).