Janaina Prazeres, a Playboy model, shares her troubling experience with a "beauty chip," an experimental implant she had removed three years ago. Initially pursued for its promises of weight loss and anti-aging, Prazeres' experience took a negative turn, resulting in severe side effects including kidney complications and hormonal imbalances. Following the backlash, Brazilian health authorities banned these devices, emphasizing medical risks associated with such cosmetic procedures. Prazeres hopes her story serves as a cautionary tale against the allure of quick-fix beauty solutions.
"The outcome was the opposite of what I had hoped for," Prazeres, dubbed Playboy's "Perfect Woman," told Jam Press. "I was desperate, felt terrible and blamed myself for seeing the signs but not stopping sooner - but I believed in a false promise of beauty."
These implants were promoted for muscle growth, fat reduction, better skin, menstrual suppression and body shaping for sexual attractiveness. However, Anvisa, the national health regulator, has banned them due to dangerous side effects.
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