One of the reasons that information is very hard to get is that one can be prosecuted in the United States for simply making this possible for another person. The FDA out and out made the injection of silicone illegal inside U.S. borders many decades ago.
I used to live near Palm Springs and I know many men who were HIV sero-positive, receiving full Medi-Care/Medi-Cal benefits and then saved their money to have this procedure done. The problem is that you never hear of the failures. Those end up going back into the medical system.
When this started, Gary Griffin was still alive and well. Through a common acquaintence and his newsletters were still being published we met with a Riverside County Deputy District Attorney.
The bottom line according to that Deputy DA at that time was as follows:
Because this procedure is absolutely illegal inside the United States, the aftermath of this procedure is also a problem inside United States borders under certain very specific circumstances.
1. If the procedure goes "wrong" the person who was victimized by the bad Surgeon can sue anyone serving in the capacity of an "Agent" of that Surgeon. This would include anyone who recommended or endorsed the surgeon performing the illegal act on a United States Citizen and anyone who is a United States Citizen that provides transportation in any phase of getting that person to the Surgeon who performs the procedure.
2. Because when these jobs go bad they can result in complications that require very expensive surgical procedures, the State and Feds on Medicare and Medical patients can become involved and they also have the ability to prosecute the "helpers" under again what is called "Agency". This is totally irrespective by the way of the person doing the helping receiving any form of financial or other benefit from that MD.
As times go on and more and more of these procedures run their course, I would not be surprised to begin to see, hear and read of these prosecutions. Gary Griffin died in 1996 and the Riverside County DA's office had already had some meetings on the potential of these silicone jobs going to Court and maybe even to trial.
There is another substance being used in South America and my understanding is that because this substance has not been outlawed as yet inside U.S. borders, the ability to prosecute might just be defeated.
Start looking for it on the net and you will find this relatively easily. It may bear investigation.
Good Luck
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