ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando doctor is accused of receiving, proffering delivery, misbranding, and failing to register shipments of liquid silicone with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Nhan Pham, 54, has been charged with three counts of violations, and if convicted, Pham faces up to three years in federal prison.
According to the indictment, in October 2019, Pham received liquid silicone in interstate commerce and offered to inject the silicone into a person’s body for a gluteal augmentation procedure. Such use of injectable silicone has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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“Injectable silicone for body contouring is not FDA-approved and can cause serious injury and even death,” said Special Agent in Charge Justin C. Fielder, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations Miami Field Office. “We will continue to investigate and bring to justice those who place American consumers at risk.”
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.