India, Sept. 14 -- We've all seen the Instagram Reels: ambient lighting, lo-fi beats, and a sleek IV drip promising the ultimate radiant skin. But before you book your next 'wellness glow-up' appointment, two medical experts have a simple message: hit pause. Also read | Shefali Jariwala death: Doctors warn skin lightening glutathione injections aren't without risk or 'severe side effects'

In a joint public health warning posted on Instagram on September 13, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, a Kerala-based hepatologist known online as 'The Liver Doc', and Dr Sivaranjani Santosh, a Hyderabad-based paediatrician, issued a warning about the growing popularity of intravenous skin-lightening treatments. "Reminder. Cosmetology is not a real medical field...