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to get them
through word-of-mouth, Budd said.
“It’s just like sending a news announcement out, ‘Someone’s
having a silicone party,’ “ Budd said. “Everyone knows about
it.”
Xavier, meanwhile, said she had not heard of any “pumping parties” in
D.C., but that there were a number of silicone “providers” in the
area and that some people even inject silicone into themselves.
Tavallali warned that the risks involved with the illegal injections were
not worth the possible complications that could arise over time.
“I cannot say enough bad things about these silicone injections,” Tavallali
said.
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