Hey everyone. I won’t be replying to comments right away like I usually do as I’m away in a bit of a break! This video is pretty intense compared to the topics I usually cover so please don’t feel the need to watch / or just listen to it like a podcast. There are countdown warning me for graphic content 💜
Cant imagine not doing major research and understanding how risky it it is. I wonder how downplayed risks are from legit providers too. People are getting this done so young now why give it all to these young people who see things on their face that arent there.
Hello! Brazilian here. Let me translate what’s happening at the moment: Basically Natália Becker could face popular jury. The prosecution is collecting more information about the case and statements. She is not allowed to leave São Paulo without an authorization and she can’t perform any further procedures. Marcelo Camargo, the victim’s boyfriend, said this: “He (Henrique) squeeze my arm, widened his eyes, stoped breathing and passed out. Then, Nathália and her assistants entered the room and she was very nervous, without knowing what to do. She wasn’t prepared at all to deal with that situation. Her husband simply asked me to removed my car from the parking space so the ambulance could arrive. After I did that, I couldn’t find Nathália anywhere. She was gone, as so the phenol’s ampole” Very sad case. I hope our justice can do more than just punish her. We need to have more strict law to prevent theses things from happening
Another Brazilian here. Just to add more info, I also read on the media that she purchased the Fenol she used at her clinic on the black market (Mercado Livre, a marketplace like eBay), hence the super cheap price she charged for the procedure. So the truth is she wasn't even sure the product was actually what it said it was. Anyway, I just wanted to add how irresponsible this person is and how social media enables this kind of freakiness to happen. Poor Henrique and Marcelo and family. They were devasted. 💔
Thank u for explaining. It's just a horrible tragedy on all sides. Yes she's at fault..but I'm sure she never intended to harm anyone and is probably terrified and upset.
Brazilian here: 10:15 there's footage of her doing microneedling on him, which made him bleed a lot, right before the peell, which is FORBIDEN with fenol. 11:10 The course was not free, it was open (u didn't have to prove your level of education to enroll), but it was very explicitly aimed for professionals who went to college in courses that legally allow you to perform peels and such, AAAND the course explicitly explained how dangerous fenol is and everythig that has to be done for safety. The woman who performed the deadly treatment had no college degree and only finished the course AFTER the man died. thank you so much for covering this 🙏
Wow, that is SO awful. I'm currently in esthetician school and we just learned acid peels this week. We're told if you see blood, you NEVER go over that area again with the peel. And you NEVER perform a peel over broken skin.
As an Esthetician I can tell you that NO ESTHETICIAN SHOULD BE PERFORMING PHENOL PEELS. It's normal to anesthetize for a phenol peel, not just a topical numbing agent. Vital signs need to be monitored because phenol peels can easily cause trouble breathing... This whole story is legitimately insane and I feel awful for this poor man..
Also lidocaine can also cause heart issues by itself in high doses. It’s made from coca leaves. Fun fact: Coca-Cola is allowed by the US government to import coca leaves to produce the coca extract to use in Coca-Cola. In return the government uses the rest of the leaves for pharmaceutical purposes like making the different caines like lidocaine and marcaine (a longer acting form used in small doses for trigger point injections) People have died from putting prescription lidocaine cream that would be ok only on the eyebrows all over their legs to make waxing less painful. Young, healthy women died from cardiac arrest. You can get sunburn or burn lotion or spray containing very small doses of lidocaine, but the amount is super low so it would be very difficult to use too much.
When I went to aesthetics school in New York we did phenol peels. I don't know if they're made different these days and stronger but back then they were okay
@@hfrt29According to other comments, this was a full strength phenol peel that is supposed to be dermatologist only. I’m guessing the kind you did was a lower strength one. I also am not an esthetician or medical professional, so I wouldn’t know for sure.
We make fun of our ancestors for wearing lead makeup, cinnabar blush, galena eyeshadow, and nightshade eye drops all while we inject neurotoxins into our face, go to unregulated clinics to get harsh chemical peels by someone with no training, take diabetes medication to lose weight, and travel half way around the world to get cheap plastic surgery that will likely end horrifically. 😐
@@feitmeit is ok but it’s dangerous when people abuse it. You can get it online without a doctors visit and people lie about their weight to get the medication at too high a dose 😢
@@feitme no it’s not ok, people should just eat fewer calories and stop taking medication away from people who actually need it Edit: if you read this comment and got mad, ask yourself why you took it so personally, you’ll be fine ☺️🙏🏻❤️
@clemfandango-se1wj it gets compounded on demand from pharmacies, it is okay. There was a point where they didn't anticipate the demand so it was in short supply and reserved for diabetics when that was recognized, but has since recovered. People who want it for weight loss have to order it and wait for it while diabetics can pick it up from a normal pharmacy, it's fine. It's also tone-deaf to tell people to just eat fewer calories when there are people who genuinely need the aid of weight loss drugs, such as people suffering from pcos and hypothyroidism. 🙄 duh
This is so sad. I had a phenol peel when I was 19 to get rid of really bad acne scarring. It felt like my face was on fire and melting off when it was applied, and I had a full on anxiety/panic attack. But thankfully it peeled extremely well and I had incredible results. I would never go through it again though.
i would choose acutane over a phenol peel any day, and even acutane scares me as someone with OCD and health anxieties (especially regarding procedures/surgeries). i’m so glad that you ended up ok and with good results, but i’m also so sorry that you had to experience that with the peel 💙
@@wooogie672 it's not? Accutane is pretty much poi son with lasting side effects. And Accutane creates more scarring more often than not because you will get more acne/breakouts before the cycle is over. The only treatments for scarring are lasers/dermabrasion or in some cases with deep ice pick scarring -- surgery.
@@Courtannica ok; maybe i should rephrase my comment-i would realistically not choose either acutane or phenol because phenol could very likely k*ll you in the immediate short term, while acutane has all those horrible side effects that are too long to list here. however, i’d rather deal with acutane sh*t because as we’ve seen you can literally d*e from phenol application and that causes me way more anxiety than long-term side effects + scarring from acutane
Hi, I’m a biomedical scientist and licensed aesthetician from Brazil and I would like to provide further information about this case. In Brazil, high concentration full face phenol peels are required to be performed by dermatologists in surgical centers because in this specific case you have to monitor the patient’s vital signs. However, other professionals are authorized to perform this peel in clinics, such as biomedical scientist like myself, pharmacists, biologists, nurses, dentist, as long as they are specialized in Aesthetics, just not at the same concentration, not all at once. As a biomedical scientist, I studied for 4 years in the university plus 1 year to become a specialist in aesthetics. Phenol peels also have a lot of contraindications, such as smoking, heart diseases, immunological problems and other systemic diseases. The main problem with Henrique’s case was that Nathalia Becker was NOT qualified to perform this procedure. She is not any of the professionals I mentioned above. She does not have any university degree. She is just an influencer who took a 6 hour online course. And because she was not qualified at all, she didn’t know that the absorption of the phenol peel is pretty high on its own. And what she proceeded to do before applying the peel was to cut Henrique’s skin with a dermographer (an equipment with needles typically used in permanent makeup). In the photo at 5:32 you can actually see the cuts that were made. You do not create any sort of pathway for any kind of peel because they are designed to penetrate the skin slowly. That caused the phenol to go to the circulatory system and unfortunately he passed from a cardiorespiratory arrest. Phenol is still currently banned in Brazil, even for M.D.s.
Jesus. She perforated the skin and then put phenol on his entire face at once, no wonder he died. She outright killed this young man in a horribly painful way, what breathtaking negligence.
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking like I feel like it’s an OK procedure to have, but it requires monitoring of vital signs and needs to be performed by someone with a lot of medical knowledge and certifications. This is not like appeal that an influencer could do. This is like the equivalent of when people would get butt shots in hotel rooms full of cement to make their butts bigger.
I was chatting with the PA that does my peels about these phenol peels. She told me the folks that have these peels have to under anesthesia with cardiac monitoring. And yes, these are done by MD's only. This is such a sad story, with a completely unnecessary loss of life.
As a Brazilian that makes me extremely sad. The pressure for aesthetic perfection is crushing honestly, and it starts at a VERY early age. Also Brazil has a weird dichotomy of strong conservativeness versus extreme sexualization of... Everything - which also feeds into this pressure to look as beautiful, hot and attractive as possible.
@awesomeirlable I know exactly what you mean. Machismo is very prevalent in Brazilian culture as well. Most of the pressure is primarily on women, but it seeps through, especially in the LGBTQ community. It's quite sad honestly, feels like it just hurts everyone it touches
It's not that deep, he just wanted to get rid of some acne scars. Everyone who has acne scars wants to get rid of them, it's not about being Brazilian 😂
Yall realize women were groomed to appeal to the males eyes because that’s all we were able to bring to the table while the men brought the money that’s why it’s not just one place it’s never just been one place it’s everywhere
I had this procedure done by a cosmetologist. I was in so much pain, that I lost conscious almost immediately and paramedics were called. One of them claimed that she had also undergone phenol peel and it looked ok for her. They only gave me sth to calm me down. My skin was supposed to start to peel down after two days, but nothing changed. I rushed to a dermatologist and was put on the strongest steroids, which caused severe breakouts that I was already fighting with. Now, one year past that accident, I'm still fighting with hyperpigmantation, but thanks to my doctor it's getting better with every month. It wasn't woth it at the sligthest.
Honestly this sounds familiar. I have had a few sunburns in my life. I peeled maybe once. That’s just how my skin is. But if it depends on peeling, my skin might not be suitable for such treatment. It should be tested beforehand and not assumed every person can ‘just’ do it :/
it wasn't free, it was "open" (you didn't have to prove your degree of education to enroll) and the woman did get investigated: the course was explicitly aimed for professionals who went to college in courses that legally allow you to perform peels and such, AAAND the course explicitly explaned how dangerou fenol is and everythig that has to be done for safety. The woman who performed the deadly treatment ad no college degree and only finished the course AFTER the man died.
"Pharmacist" I doubt they even had credentials, the amount of time someone tried to swindle me into taking a "class" that turned out to just be a scam to either get my personal information,or to take my money. Online makes it easier for them to make fake courses because no class room is required.
@@bluetinsel7099 thats really good to know actually, i have heart issues and also boxcar and pitted acne scarring and am starting to want to smooth it out now that my acne has died down. i def won't be going for phenol, i have weird heart shit aha. nothing physically wrong with it, according to the multiple ultrasounds, stress tests, ekgs, and holder monitors i've had, and my labs are always well within normal ranges, but i have a resting bpm of like 100-110, and my bp goes up dramatically when im anxious, like from normal to uh you might be having a heart attack, then back to normal in like 20 mins once i've calmed from the panic lol.
@ Yes, you may want to try a different method to help with the post acne issues, there are peels that can be done that don’t penetrate as deep that an aesthetician can perform or you can do a light peel or even laser with a dermatologist to help. A light peel typically doesn’t need monitoring, but if you want to try it because of your heart you may want to go to a dermatologist or ask if you are clear to use an aesthetician for the treatment.
She was a fake on so many levels. From the clinic's name (her surname is not Becker) to the products she used, to her qualifications and her presence on social media, nothing was real about that woman. The only real thing is she's now a murderer.
That's absolutely horrific. I can't imagine going into what I think is going to be a life changing procedure for my partner and watching them die. I hope Marcello, Henrique's family, and all those in their community can find comfort and peace. May he rest
I really hope this leads to stricter control of these establishments in Brazil. How was this beauty "clinic" even allowed to have phenol acid if no one was qualified to handle it. Awful.
@@luancosta199wow, how effing negligent, stupid and greedy was this woman. I watch a popular plastic surgeon here on TH-cam talk about this treatment a couple of months ago and although he said the outcome is amazing, he also said it's far too risky and can cause cardiac arrest and he refuses to do it as it's too risky. This is a surgeon with a decade of schooling and just as long working as a licensed surgeon and even he refuses to do this. What a tragedy, I can't put into words how awful this is.
The sad part is its already restricted to doctors (surgeon) only, but people Will find a way to do it cheaper. Dont know how only the instagram page is search enough for some people. And the clinic needs to be report so the governmant can found out about it
Nope. That's a "No" from me. Marcello deserves justice. Henrique deserves justice. And she does Henriques family. The sad part is that she's making it all about her - like SHE is the victim. I hope that justice is served and she goes to prison for what is , essentially, murder.
I understand why people have the peels when they have things like severe acne scarring on their face which can completely wear away someone’s confidence and quality of life. Some people get deep wrinkling which is like scarring and not typical of just ageing which can give the same feeling of destroying someone’s self confidence and overall quality of life. I don’t think it’s a bout perfection, it’s about not living your life like you need to hide yourself and feel like a shadow of yourself. If you don’t have those things that’s great. But some people aren’t as fortunate and feel the need to do it for themselves, when nothing else seems to work.
@@stone_forest3802 I have the same issue from the time I hadn't discovered Korean sunscreen yet and every SPF gave me horrible breakouts. It's exactly where the light hits the skin under the eyes through my glasses. Now I never leave the house without sun protection. Neglecting SPF is easily my biggest skincare regret.
@@stone_forest3802 I have sunspots and I'm not even 30. Even with regular sunscreen use and adequate sun safety/care, people can still get pigmentation that turns into sunspots. We do the best we can with the knowledge we currently have. We're also watching James, so I'm pretty sure most of us already wear sunscreen 😅
Absolutely horrific for his family and especially partner who witnessed the whole thing.., I can’t imagine the pain they are going through. My heart goes out to them, I hope she sees justice for this and they can begin to heal.
First, as a Brazilian I'm positively surprised to see a cover of unregulated treatments in the country. We are usually referred to as the land of the BBL, but issues related to it (and other procedures) are barely covered. You and your team also did great coverage, your sources are as reliable as it can be (such as A Folha de São Paulo). Second, you mentioned not being able to translate the videos in Portuguese. If there is any other video that you run into this issue, hit me up that I can translate it for you.
Stuff like this needs to be covered immediately tired of seeing women build themselves up like ants with swollen infected looking mouths why is this attractive if it’s not natural i wish we would stop hurting ourselves for the males gaze
James, the information that you and your team put out can SAVE LIVES! Henrique's death will not be in vain if his story continues to be told. May he rest in peace and condolences to all who loved him.
Actually, growing up in the 70’s and 80’s we were subjected to images of airbrushed perfection. At least today there are channels like this who are being transparent and showing real skin!☺️Thank you James!
I'm a chemist, currently training in aesthetics with a background in pharmacy. In the lab, I avoid doing anything with phenol because I hate the stuff. Having a drop on my skin scares me, let alone a full portion of my face (as I know it's done in sections to minimise arrthymia and the pain it causes!) Theres a reason this one is done under supervision of a doctor. The results always look like plastic too as the skin effectively just becomes an entire burn scar.
Exactly, it’s best when done with a dermatologist or plastic surgeon who understands the dermal layers and body along with the contraindications etc. it’s like a scarless facelift and needs to go through just about everything a person would for a facelift. A person has to be qualified to also receive the procedure and it’s typically done under anesthesia and on monitoring because of the potential arrhythmias that can be fatal. Also the percentage of the phenol chemical the doctors use is typically around 40 percent which is strong, an aesthetician typically does mild peels with low percentages that don’t peel like phenol does.
@bluetinsel7099 I work with phenol in my job (i am qualified to use it, just in a different way) but even I avoid it where I can because I hate the stuff!
What a beautiful soul… he deserved the best and unfortunately fell victim to others’ negligence and greed. I have considered this treatment since I still have deep pitted scars from teenage cystic acne. We entrust our bodies and lives to others when we seek these treatments; this is diabolical. This situation is so unfair, and I hope he’s snuggling with all the creatures in a peaceful place.
There’s an actual short horror film with this premise, called Kalley’s Last Review. And there’s a reason I think that short film is so powerful and that there needs to be a lot of caution put into skincare products: the face is a pretty important part of the human body.
Very sad story. Personally the red flag for me would be if the person treating me didn't want to start me off on a milder peel. It is generally recommended to start with mild peels and work up to the stronger peels over time. I do mild peels at home, and the skin develops a tolerance over time which is when you can move up in strength. To go from nothing straight to phenol sounds like a bad idea to me. (It sounds like he wasn't given milder peels first, but I don't know this for sure since I don't know exactly what happened).
The nurse in me is wondering besides the stuff on who is licensed to administer those peels is are there anyone in that clinic who even took basic CPR classes or did they just panicked when the patient passed out and eventually died?
If you scroll through and read the comments from Brazil, they paint a very grim picture. Apparently this women had no formal university education. She just took an online course that was intended for medical professionals with relevant knowledge and qualifications *3 days after Henrique died*! She supposedly purchased the "fenol" online and microneedled or abraded his face before the peel which should not have been done. He wasn't anesthetized or monitored appropriately. Then, to make things worse, she supposedly fled with vial of fenol at the first sign of trouble leaving her staff to deal with the fallout. I highly doubt anyone knew how to administer first aid or CPR. It's so horrifying.
I am a U.S. based Esthetician, so obviously I don't know the requirements in Sao Paolo, but I would never risk my license to perform a phenol peel. That is way beyond my scope of practice, and she should be ashamed for ever offering that service. Unfortunately I see it far too often, people offering services they aren't licensed or certified to perform. This is so sad.
5:38 These are not his scars! This is what the doctor did to his face! She *scratched* his face with the phenol needle. Henrique's death was a fucking tragedy and, it's made even worse when you look at close ups of his face *before* the phenol treatment. You can see there's absolutely *nothing* there, maybe a few mild acne scars that indicate he was an adult man in his mid-20s. Any good doctor would've looked at him and would've told him to go home, or at most recommended a moisturizer........ But greed is more important than anybody's health, right? :(
Or if he was that set on a peel maybe a mild peel that would not be THIS extreme. There are at home treatments that might have been better suited to him and given him the results he wanted. To go from nothing to 100 in one jump is insane.
I am just deeply uncomfortable with removing that much of my skin on purpose. I don’t think I could ever dislike myself enough to compromise my health like that. It truly is the most body horror The Substance vibe.
I recently stopped using all active ingredients and went back to just cleanser and Aveno moisturizer: my skin looks infinitely better. Point is, trying to hard can make the problems you’re trying to fix worse. Add new things to your skincare one at a time and be patient until you figure out what works for you.
As always, this was very well-researched and made, James. You are a very good documentary filmmaker! It’s a tragic story and I really hope the victim’s family and friends get justice.
When I watch these I’m always using the phrase “when vanity and greed collide”. I do think another factor of these issues is when medical professionals overcharge for procedures like these because they’re elective. Everyone is trying to make a buck off of other people’s desire to meet social standards of beauty.
The vast majority of US doctors won't do a full face phenol peel in one treatment due to the extreme risks. The most common is cardiac arrest. So people would have to do about 1/4 of their face at a time. A lot of providers won't do them at all now bc the risk is just too high - and I'd imagine their clinic's insurance rates are a factor in that choice, too. I feel so bad for his partner and family and friends.
the providers are very right (and ethical!) to refuse to do the peel. phenol is actually banned for cosmetic use in the EU and Canada (and I guess Brazil too, now) because of the dangers. honestly any facial peel that can cause CARDIAC ARREST is right to be banned, because that's actually insane. there are so many less dangerous ways of treating skin imperfections than literally burning a layer of your skin off that I don't understand why anyone would choose this method at all.
Providers in the states who do the entire face do not use full phenol, it also contains croton oil which allows them to go deeper but with less phenol. This is called a Hetter Peel which is an upgrade from the Baker-Gordon peel from several decades ago. My plastic surgeon completed over 300 Hetter peels with no cardiac issues. The reason many doctors do not do them is because someone has to pay for those expensive lasers. One and done isn't profitable for most. More information at the Peeling Society.
Great video! Thank you. I feel self conscious of my skin and my heart breaks for this person and his loved ones. It’s so relatable. Spreading this info is important.
I'm 31 now. Last week a dear friend of my suddenly and unexpectedly passed away at age 34. Some of the wrinkles on my face were formed or contributed to from laughter with my friend. I want to keep these wrinkles and I now treasure them. To age is one of our greatest privileges. I wish the advertising and beauty industry had more regulations to reduce to pressures constantly put on people about our appearance.
I know how you feel. I lost my best friend when she was 37. I am now 61 and although I love using skincare and looking after my skin, I am not in the least bit worried about aging, it’s a privilege not everyone gets 😢
Firstly, I’m sorry for your loss ❤️ I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate what a beautiful sentiment your comment holds. It has given me a new POV when I look in the mirror, and I’m sure it will have a similar effect on others who see this. Thank you 🥰
Ok, after watching three of your playlists (I'm on annual leave) this series and the history of products are definitely the best. You're still conversational but your 'seriousness' just draws me in. Popcorn at the ready! 🍿
Sorry I have to admit that I haven’t watched in a while. So I had to do a double take when I saw your complexion! It is beyond amazing - what are you doing? We need a video on your skin care routine.
Thank you for the warning at the beginning and thank you for your message at the end. ❤ Its so important to remember that what you see on social media is not always reality and perfection doesn't exist
I would guess henrique's cause of death was an arrhythmia. he had some symptoms of arrhythmia as described by his partner, and it would explain how sudden the shift in his health and his ultimate death was. two things could have caused this, either separately or one compounding the effects of the other: the administration of nerve blocks like lidocaine, even when it's topical application in a cream or salve, can block the electrical signals of the heart when overapplied or given improperly. your skin can absorb enough lidocaine into the bloodstream for it to become dangerous. also, tissue damage as a consequence of significant burns can result in massive electrolyte shifts in blood plasma when the tissue "leaks" certain chemicals into circulation, which can also interfere with electrical signaling in the heart. phenol peels are essentially controlled chemical burns - they kill the top layer of the living portion of the skin via chemical burn in order to resurface it so that it heals more evenly. i hadn't ever really thought about these hazards before, but it seems pretty obvious with this tragedy. there's very good reason these people are meant to be performed only by licensed, qualified professionals. scary, awful.
I appreciate the content warning and blurring in the thumbnail! im not normally too grossed out by graphic images but i remember some of your beauty turns ugly videos i would have to ask youtube to hide because of the thumbnail 😢 but i love your when beauty turns ugly series and want to eatch them all!
This is why I won’t go to Turkey for any surgery whatsoever. I was watching a podcast with a board of doctors and they were talking about how disappointed they were in Turkish doctors because it’s almost like an unwritten rule to Photoshop all of your after pictures.
The biggest red flag for me was that she got her "certification" from an online class. Online learning is fine and valid for some things, like art, gardening, coding, learning language, etc. What it is NOT fine to learn online is anything medical. There is no one to correct your mistakes or give you extra help, there is no practical training, and there is no one to really tell if you pass or fail. Doing an online class is one thing, doing the thing in real life is another. No one should EVER be allowed to work on someone's body to any capacity if all their training and qualifications is purely from an online class.
Currently in esthetician school, and we learned acid peels THIS WEEK. I'm going to tell my class about this case tomorrow. How horrible. As a licensed esthetician I don't think I'd be legally allowed to perform this kind of peel. It seems like to goes way too deep into the skin (we're supposed to stay in the epidermis, or very outer layer of skin, for the vast majority of things we're trained to do). Yes, the woman who did the procedure should be punished, but also this company who's just handing out free courses for people to play with this chemical! Go after them too! How negligent!
This is horrific! And thank you to the many Brazilians who added more context/information. That poor man had to be so terrified in his final moments. His poor partner having to watch him die. The whole thing is awful all around.
WHY would you trust an esthetician to do a procedure like this?? Why? It should be done by a doctor only! I had 2 of these done. They were done under a twilight anesthesia . It was done in a surgical environment. The doctor did the procedure and there several nurses there. The pain after was real but managed with medication.
Thank you for this very well-thought out and presented post. It is, indeed, a very distressing subject. But it’s important that these procedures are covered in an unbiased and honest perspective. Excellent!
I thank my Asian ancestors for my very good genes and I thank my Mum for starting me on skincare routine at the age of 16. I would rather embrace wrinkles when it eventually appears than do something scary like this.
Hey James, I love when you do this informative I want to say podcast and I really do hope that when you find new information about the story that you will be able to update us I am very interested to know what happened to this poor young man is this is the first time I’ve ever even hearing about thisthank you for another great video
This is so sad…no one should die because of someone’s negligence. I like the way you talk about these things with love and no judgement towards Henrique or other victims. Just because the procedure is intense and arguably vain doesn’t mean he or anyone else deserves this especially when the administrator is LYING about her qualifications. I hope Henrique’s partner is taking care of himself and not blaming himself by asking “what ifs”
Good afternoon James. I really do wish your videoes would be required viewing to anyone even thinking of skincare. You are my most trusted advisor! Keep up the great work one face at a time! Have a lovely evening. 😎🥰
You know what’s messed up? I bet they couldn’t do an open-casket viewing because the phenol peel would’ve just horrifically burned his skin and he would’ve looked all crazy at his funeral/viewing. Probably HAD to have him cremated without a proper viewing cause of the phenol peel effects on the skin. (Google if you dare: phenol peel healing stages)
Isn't it so sad that people are made to feel so uncomfortable in their own skin, allowing so many people to take advantage of that and make money from their insecurities. It's really sad and unforgivable in my opinion. We are so god damn obsessed with how we look, yet there are so many other things in this life to be grateful for. 🏴
Agreed!! My mother passed away at 57 and I am 59 and grateful for every day that I am here. Wrinkles and "flaws" are a sign that you have lived and should be celebrated. The adoration of all these influencers who don't even look like what they post, is sad and damaging.
@@iaminpainauchocolat9300 what a load of bs. It's women who push this rubbish - men don't care about this bs as much as women. How do I know this? I'm an older woman who was involved in both fashion and modelling when younger. Stop blaming men for everything it's ridiculous.
@LoveratLoves girly pop you should really learn more about the patriarchy and feminism and how it all impacts the beauty industry. You may be old but you are also ignorant of the world we live in.
@@LoveratLoves It's definitely not just women that care about beauty standards. Many men undergo plastic surgery or push plastic surgery on their partners, models, actresses, idols etc. You can't just blame men, even though in some countries, it is mostly women that are pushed towards perfection. But saying that men care less about the issue is equally wrong.
i cannot imagine being the partner that had to witness his partner go thru this insecurity, then somehow find this clinic which he felt like would help him to look better and result in his d3ath, like i can't imagine
I am an R&D Chemist. I occasionally use phenol in the lab for reactions. It scares me to handle it in a lab with proper PPE. I would never willingly put phenol on my skin.
People always seem to forget that the skin is also an organ, and one meant to protect you from the rest of the worlds germs! So catastrophically damaging a whole ass organ without proper management will not end well as these poor people learned.
The first time i ever saw this type of procedure was more than 10 years ago on a TV show that I think is no longer made. This TV show (forgot the name) had friends or family nominate someone they know for being 'too ugly' and then the show made them 'beautiful' for free. They would go through anything the show decided from reconsfructive surgery, weight loss surgery, everything including this. I remembered how miserable the woman was who had this, who hated going through it all. She did look younger as her skin was tighter like the lady at the start of the video.... but, thinking back, the TV show was awful... wow.
Ive looked at these peels, and decided against them, purely because im not confident in being able to keep my face 100% clean outside of a sterile environment. With the type of damage they do, i dont understand how there arent waaay more horror stories about infections. Like, your house is clean, but its not sterile. Its multiple layers deep, and your skin is weeping and wide open to infection for 7 to 10 days minimum. Its asking for trouble, esp if you have a normal life and need to do stuff.
That episode of AbFab where Patsy got a chemical peel and made everyone gag or faint. That was the 90s? It blows my mind how it’s back on trend. It looks like danger
We recently had a case in Italy of a girl dying before getting rhynoplasty. Now this is still ongoing but from what I remember, the procedure was done in a hospital or clinic that wasn't qualified to actually do plastic surgery. And it's suspected she didn't get proper sedatives. I don't know much more as my mom hates the news and I barely watch them. All I know on top is that this was a cosmetic procedure and not a reconstructive surgery. And this girl flew all the way from Sicily to Rome to get it done and she was below the age of 18. People need to be really careful with cosmetic procedures and where they get them done.
I realized my last post made it sound like I blame the victim. I definitely don't. These people that do these procedures without proper expertise should truly be punished and all these people that offer these bs "certifications" should also be help accountable.
Everything about this incident was so wrong. The so called esthetician didn’t even had a degree. She really thought it was a nice idea to start performing the phenol peeling in her clinic, without any doctor to at least check on their patients vital signs, and what’s it’s worst, after watching some hours of an online program, which she didn’t even finished.
When i saw that phenol peel stuff for the first time i thought that just.... can't be safe or good honestly... i think this is where we're starting to go too far, we might as well start getting face transplants for cosmetic purposes at this point
Hey everyone. I won’t be replying to comments right away like I usually do as I’m away in a bit of a break! This video is pretty intense compared to the topics I usually cover so please don’t feel the need to watch / or just listen to it like a podcast. There are countdown warning me for graphic content 💜
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Really glad to hear you're taking some time off. Hope you get time to rest and do some nice stuff 💜
Have a blast, you beautiful b*****
Enjoy your vacation. This was a very good subject and you presented it well. Thank you I appreciate your knowledge ❤
Enjoy the break!! You deserve it!!!
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I’m a registered nurse and Phenol requires extreme cardiac monitoring so this is extremely negligent.
Glad the cops acted fast and closed the clinic, can you imagine if they waited the investigation to end?
Cant imagine not doing major research and understanding how risky it it is. I wonder how downplayed risks are from legit providers too. People are getting this done so young now why give it all to these young people who see things on their face that arent there.
It seems crazy that it's used at all. It's so extreme.
Other thing is I hope those personnel at least knows proper CPR and didn't just panic and let him die
Why??
Hello! Brazilian here. Let me translate what’s happening at the moment:
Basically Natália Becker could face popular jury. The prosecution is collecting more information about the case and statements. She is not allowed to leave São Paulo without an authorization and she can’t perform any further procedures.
Marcelo Camargo, the victim’s boyfriend, said this: “He (Henrique) squeeze my arm, widened his eyes, stoped breathing and passed out. Then, Nathália and her assistants entered the room and she was very nervous, without knowing what to do. She wasn’t prepared at all to deal with that situation. Her husband simply asked me to removed my car from the parking space so the ambulance could arrive. After I did that, I couldn’t find Nathália anywhere. She was gone, as so the phenol’s ampole”
Very sad case. I hope our justice can do more than just punish her. We need to have more strict law to prevent theses things from happening
Thank you!
thank you obrigado
Thank you ❤ This was such a sad story to hear. He already was perfect just the way he was 😢
Another Brazilian here.
Just to add more info, I also read on the media that she purchased the Fenol she used at her clinic on the black market (Mercado Livre, a marketplace like eBay), hence the super cheap price she charged for the procedure. So the truth is she wasn't even sure the product was actually what it said it was.
Anyway, I just wanted to add how irresponsible this person is and how social media enables this kind of freakiness to happen. Poor Henrique and Marcelo and family. They were devasted. 💔
Thank u for explaining. It's just a horrible tragedy on all sides. Yes she's at fault..but I'm sure she never intended to harm anyone and is probably terrified and upset.
Brazilian here:
10:15 there's footage of her doing microneedling on him, which made him bleed a lot, right before the peell, which is FORBIDEN with fenol. 11:10 The course was not free, it was open (u didn't have to prove your level of education to enroll), but it was very explicitly aimed for professionals who went to college in courses that legally allow you to perform peels and such, AAAND the course explicitly explained how dangerous fenol is and everythig that has to be done for safety. The woman who performed the deadly treatment had no college degree and only finished the course AFTER the man died.
thank you so much for covering this 🙏
As I read more in the comments, the more my sympathy for the practioner dwindles. I can't understand how she could do this!
@@rchltrrsFor the monies… $$$ Without having to invest in training and time and effort.
At 5:33 I think we can see it.
Wow, that is SO awful. I'm currently in esthetician school and we just learned acid peels this week. We're told if you see blood, you NEVER go over that area again with the peel. And you NEVER perform a peel over broken skin.
@@felinemoonchildKnowing that that’s the case for all acid peels just makes it SO much worse for phenol.
As an Esthetician I can tell you that NO ESTHETICIAN SHOULD BE PERFORMING PHENOL PEELS. It's normal to anesthetize for a phenol peel, not just a topical numbing agent. Vital signs need to be monitored because phenol peels can easily cause trouble breathing... This whole story is legitimately insane and I feel awful for this poor man..
Also lidocaine can also cause heart issues by itself in high doses. It’s made from coca leaves. Fun fact: Coca-Cola is allowed by the US government to import coca leaves to produce the coca extract to use in Coca-Cola. In return the government uses the rest of the leaves for pharmaceutical purposes like making the different caines like lidocaine and marcaine (a longer acting form used in small doses for trigger point injections)
People have died from putting prescription lidocaine cream that would be ok only on the eyebrows all over their legs to make waxing less painful. Young, healthy women died from cardiac arrest.
You can get sunburn or burn lotion or spray containing very small doses of lidocaine, but the amount is super low so it would be very difficult to use too much.
When I went to aesthetics school in New York we did phenol peels. I don't know if they're made different these days and stronger but back then they were okay
@@hfrt29According to other comments, this was a full strength phenol peel that is supposed to be dermatologist only. I’m guessing the kind you did was a lower strength one. I also am not an esthetician or medical professional, so I wouldn’t know for sure.
@GogiRegion yeah that's what I was thinking
Thank you for recognizing the risk ❤
We make fun of our ancestors for wearing lead makeup, cinnabar blush, galena eyeshadow, and nightshade eye drops all while we inject neurotoxins into our face, go to unregulated clinics to get harsh chemical peels by someone with no training, take diabetes medication to lose weight, and travel half way around the world to get cheap plastic surgery that will likely end horrifically. 😐
And use heart medication to get hard-ons. It's okay that what was originally diabetes medication has been repurposed for weightloss.
@@feitmeit is ok but it’s dangerous when people abuse it. You can get it online without a doctors visit and people lie about their weight to get the medication at too high a dose 😢
@@feitme no it’s not ok, people should just eat fewer calories and stop taking medication away from people who actually need it
Edit: if you read this comment and got mad, ask yourself why you took it so personally, you’ll be fine ☺️🙏🏻❤️
@@feitme That diabetes medication can cause blindness. Many people who use it for weight loss don't know this.
@clemfandango-se1wj it gets compounded on demand from pharmacies, it is okay. There was a point where they didn't anticipate the demand so it was in short supply and reserved for diabetics when that was recognized, but has since recovered. People who want it for weight loss have to order it and wait for it while diabetics can pick it up from a normal pharmacy, it's fine.
It's also tone-deaf to tell people to just eat fewer calories when there are people who genuinely need the aid of weight loss drugs, such as people suffering from pcos and hypothyroidism. 🙄 duh
This is so sad. I had a phenol peel when I was 19 to get rid of really bad acne scarring. It felt like my face was on fire and melting off when it was applied, and I had a full on anxiety/panic attack. But thankfully it peeled extremely well and I had incredible results. I would never go through it again though.
i would choose acutane over a phenol peel any day, and even acutane scares me as someone with OCD and health anxieties (especially regarding procedures/surgeries). i’m so glad that you ended up ok and with good results, but i’m also so sorry that you had to experience that with the peel 💙
@@wooogie672 Accutane isn't going to get rid of scarring......
@@Courtannica true, but it’s one of the “best” options for chronic and severe acne so ig it’s kinda related?
@@wooogie672 it's not? Accutane is pretty much poi son with lasting side effects. And Accutane creates more scarring more often than not because you will get more acne/breakouts before the cycle is over.
The only treatments for scarring are lasers/dermabrasion or in some cases with deep ice pick scarring -- surgery.
@@Courtannica ok; maybe i should rephrase my comment-i would realistically not choose either acutane or phenol because phenol could very likely k*ll you in the immediate short term, while acutane has all those horrible side effects that are too long to list here. however, i’d rather deal with acutane sh*t because as we’ve seen you can literally d*e from phenol application and that causes me way more anxiety than long-term side effects + scarring from acutane
Hi, I’m a biomedical scientist and licensed aesthetician from Brazil and I would like to provide further information about this case.
In Brazil, high concentration full face phenol peels are required to be performed by dermatologists in surgical centers because in this specific case you have to monitor the patient’s vital signs. However, other professionals are authorized to perform this peel in clinics, such as biomedical scientist like myself, pharmacists, biologists, nurses, dentist, as long as they are specialized in Aesthetics, just not at the same concentration, not all at once. As a biomedical scientist, I studied for 4 years in the university plus 1 year to become a specialist in aesthetics.
Phenol peels also have a lot of contraindications, such as smoking, heart diseases, immunological problems and other systemic diseases.
The main problem with Henrique’s case was that Nathalia Becker was NOT qualified to perform this procedure. She is not any of the professionals I mentioned above. She does not have any university degree. She is just an influencer who took a 6 hour online course. And because she was not qualified at all, she didn’t know that the absorption of the phenol peel is pretty high on its own. And what she proceeded to do before applying the peel was to cut Henrique’s skin with a dermographer (an equipment with needles typically used in permanent makeup). In the photo at 5:32 you can actually see the cuts that were made. You do not create any sort of pathway for any kind of peel because they are designed to penetrate the skin slowly. That caused the phenol to go to the circulatory system and unfortunately he passed from a cardiorespiratory arrest.
Phenol is still currently banned in Brazil, even for M.D.s.
Jesus. She perforated the skin and then put phenol on his entire face at once, no wonder he died. She outright killed this young man in a horribly painful way, what breathtaking negligence.
😢 thanks for clarifying
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking like I feel like it’s an OK procedure to have, but it requires monitoring of vital signs and needs to be performed by someone with a lot of medical knowledge and certifications. This is not like appeal that an influencer could do. This is like the equivalent of when people would get butt shots in hotel rooms full of cement to make their butts bigger.
Very interesting comment, thank you!
thank you for this explanation! I'm unfamiliar with phenol so thought he maybe went into shock
I was chatting with the PA that does my peels about these phenol peels. She told me the folks that have these peels have to under anesthesia with cardiac monitoring. And yes, these are done by MD's only.
This is such a sad story, with a completely unnecessary loss of life.
As a Brazilian that makes me extremely sad. The pressure for aesthetic perfection is crushing honestly, and it starts at a VERY early age. Also Brazil has a weird dichotomy of strong conservativeness versus extreme sexualization of... Everything - which also feeds into this pressure to look as beautiful, hot and attractive as possible.
There’s a similar dichotomy in Mexico but the pressure is specifically placed on women to look a certain way. machismo culture
@awesomeirlable I know exactly what you mean. Machismo is very prevalent in Brazilian culture as well. Most of the pressure is primarily on women, but it seeps through, especially in the LGBTQ community. It's quite sad honestly, feels like it just hurts everyone it touches
The US is a lot like that too, sadly
It's not that deep, he just wanted to get rid of some acne scars. Everyone who has acne scars wants to get rid of them, it's not about being Brazilian 😂
Yall realize women were groomed to appeal to the males eyes because that’s all we were able to bring to the table while the men brought the money that’s why it’s not just one place it’s never just been one place it’s everywhere
I had this procedure done by a cosmetologist. I was in so much pain, that I lost conscious almost immediately and paramedics were called. One of them claimed that she had also undergone phenol peel and it looked ok for her. They only gave me sth to calm me down. My skin was supposed to start to peel down after two days, but nothing changed. I rushed to a dermatologist and was put on the strongest steroids, which caused severe breakouts that I was already fighting with. Now, one year past that accident, I'm still fighting with hyperpigmantation, but thanks to my doctor it's getting better with every month. It wasn't woth it at the sligthest.
This is so scary 😯
So your skin didn't peel at all?
Honestly this sounds familiar. I have had a few sunburns in my life. I peeled maybe once. That’s just how my skin is. But if it depends on peeling, my skin might not be suitable for such treatment. It should be tested beforehand and not assumed every person can ‘just’ do it :/
When done correctly it's a super good and effective treatment....not everybody should and can under go this treatment...keep that in mind
Oh geez. I’m sorry you went through all of that. Scary!!! I hope that you are doing well now.
The pharmacist offering the free course ought to be investigated as well
the only free courses I know they do is stuff for like allergy's and maybe cpr like stuff to do in an emergency
it wasn't free, it was "open" (you didn't have to prove your degree of education to enroll) and the woman did get investigated: the course was explicitly aimed for professionals who went to college in courses that legally allow you to perform peels and such, AAAND the course explicitly explaned how dangerou fenol is and everythig that has to be done for safety. The woman who performed the deadly treatment ad no college degree and only finished the course AFTER the man died.
"Pharmacist"
I doubt they even had credentials, the amount of time someone tried to swindle me into taking a "class" that turned out to just be a scam to either get my personal information,or to take my money. Online makes it easier for them to make fake courses because no class room is required.
Find out where tgdd ex chemical peel materials were bought.
Phenol peels can also cause an irregular hearbeat and must only be performed by a qualified plastic surgeon or dermatologist.
Yes, they can cause arrhythmias and monitoring has to be done the entire time.
@@bluetinsel7099 thats really good to know actually, i have heart issues and also boxcar and pitted acne scarring and am starting to want to smooth it out now that my acne has died down. i def won't be going for phenol, i have weird heart shit aha. nothing physically wrong with it, according to the multiple ultrasounds, stress tests, ekgs, and holder monitors i've had, and my labs are always well within normal ranges, but i have a resting bpm of like 100-110, and my bp goes up dramatically when im anxious, like from normal to uh you might be having a heart attack, then back to normal in like 20 mins once i've calmed from the panic lol.
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Yes, you may want to try a different method to help with the post acne issues, there are peels that can be done that don’t penetrate as deep that an aesthetician can perform or you can do a light peel or even laser with a dermatologist to help. A light peel typically doesn’t need monitoring, but if you want to try it because of your heart you may want to go to a dermatologist or ask if you are clear to use an aesthetician for the treatment.
The catfishing that doctor is doing is insane. I'd never trust someone who edits their pictures that heavily.
She was a fake on so many levels. From the clinic's name (her surname is not Becker) to the products she used, to her qualifications and her presence on social media, nothing was real about that woman. The only real thing is she's now a murderer.
I had to stop the video n come to the comments!!! I know, right??! What a red flag in itself 😂
Shes not even a doctor!!!!
I read this comment before the reveal and was still surprised.
That was two different people. I refuse to believe that’s the same woman. That class she took must’ve been in photoshop not chemical peels
That's absolutely horrific. I can't imagine going into what I think is going to be a life changing procedure for my partner and watching them die. I hope Marcello, Henrique's family, and all those in their community can find comfort and peace. May he rest
I really hope this leads to stricter control of these establishments in Brazil. How was this beauty "clinic" even allowed to have phenol acid if no one was qualified to handle it. Awful.
She bought the phenol online, through our equivalent of Amazon. So yeah she did pretty much everything from under the table.
@@luancosta199wow, how effing negligent, stupid and greedy was this woman.
I watch a popular plastic surgeon here on TH-cam talk about this treatment a couple of months ago and although he said the outcome is amazing, he also said it's far too risky and can cause cardiac arrest and he refuses to do it as it's too risky.
This is a surgeon with a decade of schooling and just as long working as a licensed surgeon and even he refuses to do this.
What a tragedy, I can't put into words how awful this is.
The sad part is its already restricted to doctors (surgeon) only, but people Will find a way to do it cheaper. Dont know how only the instagram page is search enough for some people. And the clinic needs to be report so the governmant can found out about it
Nope. That's a "No" from me.
Marcello deserves justice. Henrique deserves justice. And she does Henriques family.
The sad part is that she's making it all about her - like SHE is the victim. I hope that justice is served and she goes to prison for what is , essentially, murder.
I'm an old lady who wears her wrinkles with pride. I may not look perfect, but I am healthy and fit which matters so much more then perfection
I'm only 38 but I can see the wrinkles and sun spots lol but I've laugh alot and made great memories
I understand why people have the peels when they have things like severe acne scarring on their face which can completely wear away someone’s confidence and quality of life. Some people get deep wrinkling which is like scarring and not typical of just ageing which can give the same feeling of destroying someone’s self confidence and overall quality of life. I don’t think it’s a bout perfection, it’s about not living your life like you need to hide yourself and feel like a shadow of yourself. If you don’t have those things that’s great. But some people aren’t as fortunate and feel the need to do it for themselves, when nothing else seems to work.
@@cmg624if you have noticeably sunspots at 38, please wear your SPF love! They can be a sign of extended UV exposure. Take care!
@@stone_forest3802 I have the same issue from the time I hadn't discovered Korean sunscreen yet and every SPF gave me horrible breakouts. It's exactly where the light hits the skin under the eyes through my glasses. Now I never leave the house without sun protection. Neglecting SPF is easily my biggest skincare regret.
@@stone_forest3802 I have sunspots and I'm not even 30. Even with regular sunscreen use and adequate sun safety/care, people can still get pigmentation that turns into sunspots.
We do the best we can with the knowledge we currently have. We're also watching James, so I'm pretty sure most of us already wear sunscreen 😅
Absolutely horrific for his family and especially partner who witnessed the whole thing.., I can’t imagine the pain they are going through. My heart goes out to them, I hope she sees justice for this and they can begin to heal.
First, as a Brazilian I'm positively surprised to see a cover of unregulated treatments in the country. We are usually referred to as the land of the BBL, but issues related to it (and other procedures) are barely covered. You and your team also did great coverage, your sources are as reliable as it can be (such as A Folha de São Paulo). Second, you mentioned not being able to translate the videos in Portuguese. If there is any other video that you run into this issue, hit me up that I can translate it for you.
Stuff like this needs to be covered immediately tired of seeing women build themselves up like ants with swollen infected looking mouths why is this attractive if it’s not natural i wish we would stop hurting ourselves for the males gaze
BBL's aren't allowed to be performed in Brazil
James, the information that you and your team put out can SAVE LIVES! Henrique's death will not be in vain if his story continues to be told. May he rest in peace and condolences to all who loved him.
Actually, growing up in the 70’s and 80’s we were subjected to images of airbrushed perfection. At least today there are channels like this who are being transparent and showing real skin!☺️Thank you James!
I'm a chemist, currently training in aesthetics with a background in pharmacy.
In the lab, I avoid doing anything with phenol because I hate the stuff. Having a drop on my skin scares me, let alone a full portion of my face (as I know it's done in sections to minimise arrthymia and the pain it causes!) Theres a reason this one is done under supervision of a doctor.
The results always look like plastic too as the skin effectively just becomes an entire burn scar.
Exactly, it’s best when done with a dermatologist or plastic surgeon who understands the dermal layers and body along with the contraindications etc. it’s like a scarless facelift and needs to go through just about everything a person would for a facelift. A person has to be qualified to also receive the procedure and it’s typically done under anesthesia and on monitoring because of the potential arrhythmias that can be fatal. Also the percentage of the phenol chemical the doctors use is typically around 40 percent which is strong, an aesthetician typically does mild peels with low percentages that don’t peel like phenol does.
@bluetinsel7099 I work with phenol in my job (i am qualified to use it, just in a different way) but even I avoid it where I can because I hate the stuff!
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Yes, it’s strong and has to be handled with great care.
@@KateyMoseley In what way do you use it, or are you not allowed to say?
@Bewise-gq4ru as a reactant. It's one of the starting materials for making aspirin and also plastics.
What a beautiful soul… he deserved the best and unfortunately fell victim to others’ negligence and greed. I have considered this treatment since I still have deep pitted scars from teenage cystic acne. We entrust our bodies and lives to others when we seek these treatments; this is diabolical.
This situation is so unfair, and I hope he’s snuggling with all the creatures in a peaceful place.
There’s an actual short horror film with this premise, called Kalley’s Last Review. And there’s a reason I think that short film is so powerful and that there needs to be a lot of caution put into skincare products: the face is a pretty important part of the human body.
I saw that on the Alter channel! That’s the first thing I thought of while watching this
I saw that too like a year ago.
I don't want to look perfect, i want to look and be healthy. ❤i love these type of vídeos, thank you James for your amazing work.
cute cat in the pfp🤍
@helixxia9320 thank you!
You are amazing
Possibly your most important video James. Good work!
Very sad story. Personally the red flag for me would be if the person treating me didn't want to start me off on a milder peel. It is generally recommended to start with mild peels and work up to the stronger peels over time. I do mild peels at home, and the skin develops a tolerance over time which is when you can move up in strength. To go from nothing straight to phenol sounds like a bad idea to me. (It sounds like he wasn't given milder peels first, but I don't know this for sure since I don't know exactly what happened).
The nurse in me is wondering besides the stuff on who is licensed to administer those peels is are there anyone in that clinic who even took basic CPR classes or did they just panicked when the patient passed out and eventually died?
If you scroll through and read the comments from Brazil, they paint a very grim picture. Apparently this women had no formal university education. She just took an online course that was intended for medical professionals with relevant knowledge and qualifications *3 days after Henrique died*!
She supposedly purchased the "fenol" online and microneedled or abraded his face before the peel which should not have been done. He wasn't anesthetized or monitored appropriately. Then, to make things worse, she supposedly fled with vial of fenol at the first sign of trouble leaving her staff to deal with the fallout. I highly doubt anyone knew how to administer first aid or CPR. It's so horrifying.
I am a U.S. based Esthetician, so obviously I don't know the requirements in Sao Paolo, but I would never risk my license to perform a phenol peel. That is way beyond my scope of practice, and she should be ashamed for ever offering that service. Unfortunately I see it far too often, people offering services they aren't licensed or certified to perform. This is so sad.
5:38 These are not his scars! This is what the doctor did to his face! She *scratched* his face with the phenol needle.
Henrique's death was a fucking tragedy and, it's made even worse when you look at close ups of his face *before* the phenol treatment. You can see there's absolutely *nothing* there, maybe a few mild acne scars that indicate he was an adult man in his mid-20s. Any good doctor would've looked at him and would've told him to go home, or at most recommended a moisturizer........ But greed is more important than anybody's health, right? :(
oh gosh 💔💔
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She’s not a doctor, at all.
Or if he was that set on a peel maybe a mild peel that would not be THIS extreme. There are at home treatments that might have been better suited to him and given him the results he wanted. To go from nothing to 100 in one jump is insane.
I am just deeply uncomfortable with removing that much of my skin on purpose. I don’t think I could ever dislike myself enough to compromise my health like that. It truly is the most body horror The Substance vibe.
Fuuuuuuuccckkk that.
I’d rather have a face full of wrinkles than have my skin burned off.
What a sad story!
This is so tragic and sad. My condolences to the family and his partner. Also HOLY CRAP that Natalia look absolutely nothing like her photo
Yes! Looked for this comment about her photo. Natalia is such a farce.
I recently stopped using all active ingredients and went back to just cleanser and Aveno moisturizer: my skin looks infinitely better. Point is, trying to hard can make the problems you’re trying to fix worse. Add new things to your skincare one at a time and be patient until you figure out what works for you.
As always, this was very well-researched and made, James. You are a very good documentary filmmaker! It’s a tragic story and I really hope the victim’s family and friends get justice.
When I watch these I’m always using the phrase “when vanity and greed collide”. I do think another factor of these issues is when medical professionals overcharge for procedures like these because they’re elective. Everyone is trying to make a buck off of other people’s desire to meet social standards of beauty.
The vast majority of US doctors won't do a full face phenol peel in one treatment due to the extreme risks. The most common is cardiac arrest. So people would have to do about 1/4 of their face at a time. A lot of providers won't do them at all now bc the risk is just too high - and I'd imagine their clinic's insurance rates are a factor in that choice, too. I feel so bad for his partner and family and friends.
the providers are very right (and ethical!) to refuse to do the peel. phenol is actually banned for cosmetic use in the EU and Canada (and I guess Brazil too, now) because of the dangers. honestly any facial peel that can cause CARDIAC ARREST is right to be banned, because that's actually insane. there are so many less dangerous ways of treating skin imperfections than literally burning a layer of your skin off that I don't understand why anyone would choose this method at all.
@@minjaarsic3327 @minjaarsic3327 I agree! It's such a same that so many doctors are more for profit than doing no harm nowadays. In all specialties.
Providers in the states who do the entire face do not use full phenol, it also contains croton oil which allows them to go deeper but with less phenol. This is called a Hetter Peel which is an upgrade from the Baker-Gordon peel from several decades ago. My plastic surgeon completed over 300 Hetter peels with no cardiac issues. The reason many doctors do not do them is because someone has to pay for those expensive lasers. One and done isn't profitable for most. More information at the Peeling Society.
Great video! Thank you. I feel self conscious of my skin and my heart breaks for this person and his loved ones. It’s so relatable. Spreading this info is important.
Take a look at Kevin Malouf's case in Guatemala. Plastic surgeon who tried to cover up the "accidental death" of a patient.
I'm 31 now. Last week a dear friend of my suddenly and unexpectedly passed away at age 34. Some of the wrinkles on my face were formed or contributed to from laughter with my friend. I want to keep these wrinkles and I now treasure them. To age is one of our greatest privileges. I wish the advertising and beauty industry had more regulations to reduce to pressures constantly put on people about our appearance.
I know how you feel. I lost my best friend when she was 37. I am now 61 and although I love using skincare and looking after my skin, I am not in the least bit worried about aging, it’s a privilege not everyone gets 😢
Firstly, I’m sorry for your loss ❤️ I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate what a beautiful sentiment your comment holds. It has given me a new POV when I look in the mirror, and I’m sure it will have a similar effect on others who see this. Thank you 🥰
This is so sad. So sorry, Henrique. You deserved infinitely better.
Ok, after watching three of your playlists (I'm on annual leave) this series and the history of products are definitely the best. You're still conversational but your 'seriousness' just draws me in. Popcorn at the ready! 🍿
This is so sad. I’ve never heard of this peel before, it looks scary af.
Sorry I have to admit that I haven’t watched in a while. So I had to do a double take when I saw your complexion! It is beyond amazing - what are you doing? We need a video on your skin care routine.
The title gave it away, but thanks for the extra warning. I will just listen to the really bad parts. Thanks for the education James.♥️
This case was huge in brazil… it made me rethink my choice to go through more aggressive peels for ny acne scars
Look at your diet instead
This series is so important 😥 thanks for spreading the word James!
So thankful that you share this kind of information with us. Please be assured that this video you made has saved some people's lives.
Thank you for the warning at the beginning and thank you for your message at the end. ❤ Its so important to remember that what you see on social media is not always reality and perfection doesn't exist
I would guess henrique's cause of death was an arrhythmia. he had some symptoms of arrhythmia as described by his partner, and it would explain how sudden the shift in his health and his ultimate death was. two things could have caused this, either separately or one compounding the effects of the other:
the administration of nerve blocks like lidocaine, even when it's topical application in a cream or salve, can block the electrical signals of the heart when overapplied or given improperly. your skin can absorb enough lidocaine into the bloodstream for it to become dangerous. also, tissue damage as a consequence of significant burns can result in massive electrolyte shifts in blood plasma when the tissue "leaks" certain chemicals into circulation, which can also interfere with electrical signaling in the heart. phenol peels are essentially controlled chemical burns - they kill the top layer of the living portion of the skin via chemical burn in order to resurface it so that it heals more evenly.
i hadn't ever really thought about these hazards before, but it seems pretty obvious with this tragedy. there's very good reason these people are meant to be performed only by licensed, qualified professionals. scary, awful.
rest in peace to henrique!🕊️
I appreciate the content warning and blurring in the thumbnail! im not normally too grossed out by graphic images but i remember some of your beauty turns ugly videos i would have to ask youtube to hide because of the thumbnail 😢 but i love your when beauty turns ugly series and want to eatch them all!
This is so shocking! Really good video on this, hopefully this will warn others at risk of having this procedure with someone unqualified.
Dying from a peel , is just so sad. Its so sad
I love how every after pic is with a filter
😂 its sad though
This is why I won’t go to Turkey for any surgery whatsoever. I was watching a podcast with a board of doctors and they were talking about how disappointed they were in Turkish doctors because it’s almost like an unwritten rule to Photoshop all of your after pictures.
The biggest red flag for me was that she got her "certification" from an online class. Online learning is fine and valid for some things, like art, gardening, coding, learning language, etc. What it is NOT fine to learn online is anything medical. There is no one to correct your mistakes or give you extra help, there is no practical training, and there is no one to really tell if you pass or fail. Doing an online class is one thing, doing the thing in real life is another. No one should EVER be allowed to work on someone's body to any capacity if all their training and qualifications is purely from an online class.
This was very good. I appreciate you taking the time to put the reality of what can happen. I like these segments.
Currently in esthetician school, and we learned acid peels THIS WEEK. I'm going to tell my class about this case tomorrow. How horrible. As a licensed esthetician I don't think I'd be legally allowed to perform this kind of peel. It seems like to goes way too deep into the skin (we're supposed to stay in the epidermis, or very outer layer of skin, for the vast majority of things we're trained to do).
Yes, the woman who did the procedure should be punished, but also this company who's just handing out free courses for people to play with this chemical! Go after them too! How negligent!
This is horrific! And thank you to the many Brazilians who added more context/information. That poor man had to be so terrified in his final moments. His poor partner having to watch him die. The whole thing is awful all around.
Exceptional episode James. Thank you
WHY would you trust an esthetician to do a procedure like this?? Why? It should be done by a doctor only! I had 2 of these done. They were done under a twilight anesthesia . It was done in a surgical environment. The doctor did the procedure and there several nurses there. The pain after was real but managed with medication.
Thank you for this very well-thought out and presented post. It is, indeed, a very distressing subject. But it’s important that these procedures are covered in an unbiased and honest perspective. Excellent!
I thank my Asian ancestors for my very good genes and I thank my Mum for starting me on skincare routine at the age of 16.
I would rather embrace wrinkles when it eventually appears than do something scary like this.
Hey James, I love when you do this informative I want to say podcast and I really do hope that when you find new information about the story that you will be able to update us I am very interested to know what happened to this poor young man is this is the first time I’ve ever even hearing about thisthank you for another great video
Love this series, James. Thank you.
james you look so … fit, you’re face has so much structure and of course your skin looks amazing
I just realized there’s two of you 😭 I was so confused I thought I was getting recommended two channels from the same person 😂
Robert has 2 channels, so technically you'll get 3 of them
why am i binging this series i literally dont care about skincare in the slightest j^j
i love these videos :)
This is so sad…no one should die because of someone’s negligence. I like the way you talk about these things with love and no judgement towards Henrique or other victims. Just because the procedure is intense and arguably vain doesn’t mean he or anyone else deserves this especially when the administrator is LYING about her qualifications. I hope Henrique’s partner is taking care of himself and not blaming himself by asking “what ifs”
Good afternoon James. I really do wish your videoes would be required viewing to anyone even thinking of skincare. You are my most trusted advisor! Keep up the great work one face at a time! Have a lovely evening. 😎🥰
You know what’s messed up? I bet they couldn’t do an open-casket viewing because the phenol peel would’ve just horrifically burned his skin and he would’ve looked all crazy at his funeral/viewing. Probably HAD to have him cremated without a proper viewing cause of the phenol peel effects on the skin. (Google if you dare: phenol peel healing stages)
This is one procedure I wouldn't even consider. There are too many things that can go wrong & you never know how you'll respond to any one of them. ☹️
I'm so ready for a new video, thank you
Thanks for raising more awareness on this topic !!
This is such a tragic case thinking his poor partner and family ❤
And James … your skin looks even more amazing than normal !!! 🥰
Thank you for warning us 💜
Wooooah I’ve never been this early!!! Hi James!!!❤
Isn't it so sad that people are made to feel so uncomfortable in their own skin, allowing so many people to take advantage of that and make money from their insecurities. It's really sad and unforgivable in my opinion. We are so god damn obsessed with how we look, yet there are so many other things in this life to be grateful for. 🏴
Agreed!! My mother passed away at 57 and I am 59 and grateful for every day that I am here. Wrinkles and "flaws" are a sign that you have lived and should be celebrated. The adoration of all these influencers who don't even look like what they post, is sad and damaging.
You can thank the patriarchy
@@iaminpainauchocolat9300 what a load of bs. It's women who push this rubbish - men don't care about this bs as much as women. How do I know this? I'm an older woman who was involved in both fashion and modelling when younger. Stop blaming men for everything it's ridiculous.
@LoveratLoves girly pop you should really learn more about the patriarchy and feminism and how it all impacts the beauty industry. You may be old but you are also ignorant of the world we live in.
@@LoveratLoves It's definitely not just women that care about beauty standards. Many men undergo plastic surgery or push plastic surgery on their partners, models, actresses, idols etc. You can't just blame men, even though in some countries, it is mostly women that are pushed towards perfection. But saying that men care less about the issue is equally wrong.
This is so sad. I hope she is held responsible! 😢
Omg my heart 💔 for this man. The amount of pain,I just can't imagine.
I love Sundays with you and your brother 💜🖤
that highlighter noise gets me every time, I'm like why is his cat licking the mic
I see the Dr Jart blue bear lip balm in the background!!! I love it! 💙🐻❄️
Begging for a skin care and what you eat, vitamins, throughout the month! Your skin is literally heaven!
i cannot imagine being the partner that had to witness his partner go thru this insecurity, then somehow find this clinic which he felt like would help him to look better and result in his d3ath, like i can't imagine
I am an R&D Chemist. I occasionally use phenol in the lab for reactions. It scares me to handle it in a lab with proper PPE. I would never willingly put phenol on my skin.
People always seem to forget that the skin is also an organ, and one meant to protect you from the rest of the worlds germs! So catastrophically damaging a whole ass organ without proper management will not end well as these poor people learned.
The first time i ever saw this type of procedure was more than 10 years ago on a TV show that I think is no longer made. This TV show (forgot the name) had friends or family nominate someone they know for being 'too ugly' and then the show made them 'beautiful' for free. They would go through anything the show decided from reconsfructive surgery, weight loss surgery, everything including this. I remembered how miserable the woman was who had this, who hated going through it all. She did look younger as her skin was tighter like the lady at the start of the video.... but, thinking back, the TV show was awful... wow.
The Swan perhaps? the early 00's really had some awful shows.
Ive looked at these peels, and decided against them, purely because im not confident in being able to keep my face 100% clean outside of a sterile environment. With the type of damage they do, i dont understand how there arent waaay more horror stories about infections. Like, your house is clean, but its not sterile. Its multiple layers deep, and your skin is weeping and wide open to infection for 7 to 10 days minimum. Its asking for trouble, esp if you have a normal life and need to do stuff.
Here in the U.S phenol peels are usually done under general anesthesia.
That episode of AbFab where Patsy got a chemical peel and made everyone gag or faint. That was the 90s? It blows my mind how it’s back on trend. It looks like danger
This is horrific. TRAGIC.
Aesthetics and being “perfect” is just so unrealistic. People should go to therapy if they have this many crazy insecurities. It’s sad
Phenol peels can cause cardiac arrest which is why they should be done in a medical setting. Horrible for that man.
We recently had a case in Italy of a girl dying before getting rhynoplasty. Now this is still ongoing but from what I remember, the procedure was done in a hospital or clinic that wasn't qualified to actually do plastic surgery. And it's suspected she didn't get proper sedatives. I don't know much more as my mom hates the news and I barely watch them. All I know on top is that this was a cosmetic procedure and not a reconstructive surgery. And this girl flew all the way from Sicily to Rome to get it done and she was below the age of 18. People need to be really careful with cosmetic procedures and where they get them done.
I realized my last post made it sound like I blame the victim. I definitely don't. These people that do these procedures without proper expertise should truly be punished and all these people that offer these bs "certifications" should also be help accountable.
Everything about this incident was so wrong. The so called esthetician didn’t even had a degree. She really thought it was a nice idea to start performing the phenol peeling in her clinic, without any doctor to at least check on their patients vital signs, and what’s it’s worst, after watching some hours of an online program, which she didn’t even finished.
Your skin looks great! Very healthy and glowy! ❤ Thanks for spreading the awareness, James!
When i saw that phenol peel stuff for the first time i thought that just.... can't be safe or good honestly... i think this is where we're starting to go too far, we might as well start getting face transplants for cosmetic purposes at this point