Tanngrisnir ago

Nice find, Piscina!

BoraxTheFungarian ago

Also, there are stem cslls in teeth.

TimeForPitchForks ago

Holy Fuck that shit! The processing of human body parts for anything is way way fucked up! So be aware and suspect of any cosmetic items with 'Derm" in the name? Those fuckers gotta hang!

Antonius ago

This is really sick.

remedy4reality ago

We need some stakes for these ghoulish vipers.

Vindicator ago

Basgai used to get Rs 30,000-50,000 for each skin sample he supplied to the agent next in line. He used to pay about Rs 5,000 to the person whose skin was being taken. The agents higher up in the ladder, sell it to various small pathological labs where the tissue is processed. The processed tissue is supplied to bigger labs (some of them are quite reputed) with a licence to export biological derivatives to the US. In the US, these derivatives are developed into Alloderm or similar product, used in various aesthetic surgical procedures such as penis enlargement, breast augmentation and lip augmentation for which India is a growing market.

Wow. Trafficking in young skin from poor countries. This deserves further investigation. I wonder how thoroughly US companies are required to document where they obtain their "raw materials"?

Piscina ago

Alloderm and LifeCell have been caught taking body parts from bodies in funeral homes in the US: http://www.vegsource.com/talk/madcow/messages/1000341.html https://reason.com/archives/2007/02/07/who-owns-your-body-parts/print

Those body parts used by Alloderm may be infected with Mad Cow Disease: http://www.rense.com/general62/don.htm