Would you go to extreme lengths to maintain a youthful appearance? Some people are turning to an unusual new beauty treatment—injecting salmon and trout sperm into their skin. Instead of traditional fillers or Botox, they are opting for polynucleotide injections derived from fish DNA to reduce wrinkles and boost skin regeneration.
Cortney, one advocate of the treatment, recently shared her experience with the New York Post. “I don’t want to have plastic surgery. I’m not at that point yet. I just want to look and feel my best,” she explained. The procedure involves extracting polynucleotides from the gonads of salmon and trout and injecting them directly into the skin cells, where they encourage cellular repair and collagen production.
Dr. Rachel Nazarian expressed cautious optimism about the treatment. “If you look at the literature, there’s a lot of reason to believe it could be beneficial,” she told The Post. Meanwhile, plastic surgeon Dr. Catherine Chang described the injections as skin boosters that work by improving collagen production and elasticity rather than simply adding volume, like traditional fillers.
Despite the growing interest, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to approve polynucleotide injections. While the treatment is widely used in Europe and Asia, where it has gained significant popularity, regulations in the United States remain more stringent. Some doctors are skeptical about the long-term effects, while others are eager to explore the trend.
“I always want to be ahead of the curve,” dermatologist Dr. Howard Sobel said. “The results have been dramatic overseas, but the FDA is much stricter in the U.S. That being said, many treatments we use here are off-label, meaning they have shown benefits in studies but have not yet received FDA approval.”
As more people seek natural alternatives to traditional cosmetic procedures, polynucleotide injections could become a mainstream option—if they pass regulatory hurdles.
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