New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Botox and dermal fillers are the most common names that come to mind when one mentions injectables, but there are many other cosmetic concoctions that companies have been peddling to be administered via injections. These include mesotherapy (injecting a cocktail of vitamins, plant extracts and other substances in the middle or meso layer of the skin), PRP (Plate-rich plasma or vampire facial popularised by Kim Kardashian), and hyaluronic acid skin boosters.

But as per the recent notice by The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), no cosmetics will be permitted for use as injections and are only intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed. Injectable cosmetic procedures such as Botox or fillers...