00:00A viral video of a woman who can't open one eye after having her glutes pressed as a whitening cream.
00:09Although the condition is not directly related to the glutes,
00:14the Philippine Dermatological Society is still concerned about using it as a whitening cream.
00:22Darlene Khan is on the case.
00:25I made a video asking for prayers for my post-recovery and awareness.
00:33In a viral online video of Jelly Macha, she is accused of having her glutes pressed as she can't open her eyes.
00:40I had an infection in my glute drip session.
00:43The nurse who pressed me didn't know.
00:46First, she pressed me here.
00:48She took the needle and my root popped right away.
00:53She tried again here and it popped again.
00:57After two days,
00:59it hurts so much.
01:01I can't stop it anymore.
01:02I was taken to the ER.
01:04I took vinegar.
01:06In the new video, Jelly was able to open one eye.
01:09According to her ophthalmologist, she had an infection and nerves were affected in her eyes.
01:15My vision now, my concern,
01:17I was able to open my eyes but
01:20as you can see in the eyeball,
01:23I was able to see a bit but I saw three things.
01:26According to the board certified ophthalmologist I talked to, Dr. Ethos Yutangco,
01:30Generally, IV drugs, glute for example,
01:36generally do not cause infections
01:40except if the drug or the needle used is contaminated.
01:47The needle, the paraphernalia used to insert the drug.
01:52I did not see an infection,
01:56an IV gluta-related infection in my eyes
02:01that was directly caused by the IV gluta.
02:04However, the Food and Drug Administration of the FDA has not yet approved
02:08gluta-drip or gluta-IV as a skin lightening agent or whitening agent.
02:12IV glutathione has only been approved by the FDA for
02:16the mitigation of the side effects of chemotherapy
02:20from cisplatin, they call it neurotoxicity.
02:23As for those who may be affected by thyroid, stones, and liver.
02:26It can be toxicity, abnormalities,
02:29gastritis, kidney failure,
02:32severe skin problems, side effects, allergies.
02:37It is also dangerous for other types of IV drip,
02:40such as vitamin C drip.
02:42If the dose is too high, at some point,
02:44the urine can become too acidic and cause kidney stones.
02:48It is different if the doctor prescribed gluta-drip
02:51because it can ease the symptoms of pain like Candy's rheumatic fever.
02:55When I was not yet diagnosed with autoimmune disease,
03:00I started using gluta-drip because my hands,
03:03my both hands, hurt.
03:07I can't bend.
03:08It always hurts.
03:10Since I started using gluta-drip,
03:14it doesn't hurt anymore.
03:16This is only considered as a medicine for cancer.
03:20We consider it as cancer medicine.
03:23If it is used as a whitening agent,
03:26it is definitely not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
03:29Since 2019,
03:3020 million pesos worth of illegal whitening products
03:34were approved by the FDA as gluta-drip.
03:36There are oral glutathione products
03:38or ingested glutathione registered in the FDA.
03:41But it can't be promoted as a whitening agent.
03:44The Department of Health has previously
03:46prohibited the use of glutathione as a whitening agent.
03:49For GMA Integrated News,
03:50Darlene Cai, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
03:56For GMA Integrated News, Darlene Cai, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
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