
According to Alex Tatem, MD, misinformation online and aggressive marketing frequently push patients toward unregulated providers offering injectable silicone or other non-medical substances.
Alex Tatem, MD, is a urologist with Urology of Indiana and corporate director of men’s health for US Urology Partners.

According to Alex Tatem, MD, misinformation online and aggressive marketing frequently push patients toward unregulated providers offering injectable silicone or other non-medical substances.

Tatem contrasts medically supervised treatments with rumored unsupervised or clandestine procedures.

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February 13th 2026