Applied as a filler to build muscle, mineral oil can be fatal.
On Tuesday (26), the death of Valdir Segato, known on the internet as the “Brazilian Hulk”, due to the large volume of certain parts of his body, attracted the attention of the fitness community. Although the cause has not been officially confirmed, due to his visibly disproportionate physique, he has been singled out as a user of synthola mineral oil that is often injected into the muscles to make them bigger and swollen.
Often times, people who use the synthol or ADE (veterinary substance with similar function), they end up being mislabeled as a bodybuilder. However, modal athletes, professional and amateur alike, condemn the use of this device, which tends to be immensely dangerous to health.
During the broadcast of an Ironberg Podcast, with the participation of professional bodybuilders, Renato Cariani and Júlio Belestrin; and sports and orthopedic doctor, Dr. Paulo Muzy, the matter ended up being discussed. This is because, at the time, another user of synthol he asked for help in removing the substance from the body.
“You have a misunderstanding about what bodybuilding is. He’d probably look at a muscular guy and think ‘he’s a big guy.’ And actually, that’s what you’re seeing. [físico deformado por aplicação de óleo] is his interpretation when he saw a Ronnie Coleman or a Jay Cutler [fisiculturistas icônicos]. Many choices are made in this area of fitness due to a lack of understanding of what it means to be an athlete, ”commented Dr. Muzy on the podcast.
“He was already caught on TV as if he were a circus character. They went to explore his anomaly and he went on TV as a bodybuilder. Several times. Not just him but other people who suffer from the same problem as him,” added Cariani . .
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Which is synthol
As we have seen, the use of synthol and other types of oils to increase muscle volume are condemned by bodybuilding athletes. In addition to aesthetic deformities, the practice can also cause numerous serious health problems for those who apply this type of substance to the body.
According to the doctor. Gabriela Iervolino, endocrinologist with the title of SBEM (Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabology), the synthol It is a compound consisting of three substances: mineral oil, alcohol to dilute this oil and lidocaine, an anesthetic to reduce pain during application.
The compound, according to the doctor, penetrates the muscle fibers and causes a kind of permanent inflammation, which generates an increase in volume in the region of application. That is, it is a false muscle mass gain. The body cannot remove the synthol of the body and this becomes very dangerous for health and can even lead to death.
“When you apply an oil inside the muscle, you need to remember that this muscle is irrigated by the blood vessels. So, if you end up applying some of the oil to the blood, it will travel through the vessels and can cause, for example, a stroke ( Stroke), or a pulmonary embolism, “explains the endocrinologist.
“You also lose the strength of that muscle, because when you put a substance between the fibers, they will not be able to stick together and they will lose their function. That place, due to the oil, can suffer necrosis, an abscess, pain and deformation. muscular “, completes dr. Iervolino.
The only treatment to reduce the damage caused by synthol is the surgery. Where the substance, or a good portion of it, will be removed from the body through an incision. However, the likelihood that parts of the muscle will also be removed in the process is high. Therefore, the use of any type of oil for the purpose of increasing muscle volume should be completely discouraged.
Source: Terra
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