Stories are emerging where illicit quacks are injecting silicone into patients:

Silicone is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be used for any cosmetic purpose. However, cases around the country indicate injections of household items directly under patients’ skin is more common than one might think.

In Georgia, a woman named Verna Barnett was arrested in 2005 for allegedly mixing silicone with baby oil to inject into peoples’ breasts and hips.

When Barnett was taken into custody, police carried out 15 gallons of silicone from her home.

“We found syringes, used bandages, empty bottles of food-grade silicone,” a police officer who was at the scene said.