Though usually not harmful, neither have these products been proven beneficial. But within the past few years health spas and figure salons have promoted new uses. They claim that muscle stimulators can remove wrinkles, perform face lifts, reduce breast size, and remove cellulite. FDA considers promotion of muscle stimulators used for these conditions to be fraudulent. When the body's resistance is weakened, the fungus can multiply and infect the skin or mucous membranes.
More serious infection occurs in individuals whose resistance has been weakened by other illnesses.
To correct the problem, promoters recommend anti-fungal drugs and vitamin and mineral supplements. This page was revised on April 5, 1999.