Beauty lovers spark debate over 'dangerous' skincare device after claiming it left them with 'facial paralysis'
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Skincare lovers have sparked a debate over a hugely popular skincare device, after claiming the facial cleansing tool has caused nerve inflammation on their faces. While the Medicube Booster Pro, which retails for $230, is wildly popular - with many social media users declaring it's transformed their skin - some content creators have claimed it's caused temporary paralysis in their faces.
![[One beauty lover, who goes by Amina, shared a warning with her followers, after claiming she developed Bell's palsy after using the device]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/17/94368103-14310659-One_user_Amina_shared_a_warning_with_her_followers_after_claimin-m-97_1737654575865.jpg)
As per the website, the device combines the latest skincare technology - Electroporation, Microcurrent, EMS, Electric needles, LED and Sonic vibration - and improves skincare product absorption, enhanced radiance, elasticity care, facial contouring and pore care.
![[In a statement posted to their Instagram page, Medicube called the viral TIkTok video's 'misleading']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/17/94401091-14310659-image-a-1_1737653285425.jpg)
But one TikTok user, who posts under the username Critically Caucasian, said after only a few days of using the Korean skincare brand's device, it caused so much nerve inflammation that her eye started drooping, her pupil was dilated and she was having a hard time seeing.
'There's pressure on my face. The nurse at urgent care thought I was having an aneurysm,' she shared in a video. 'Turns out it's inflammation from this device.'. The beauty enthusiast said she now has to go to a specialist to make sure there is no permanent damage, but noted it did not state that nerve damage was a possibility anywhere on the box.
'Nowhere does it say it will irritate a nerve,' she continued. 'I'm not risking permanent damage over skincare.'. Medicube has vehemently denied the claims. One TikTok user, who posts under the username Critically Caucasian, said after only a few days of using the Korean skincare brand's device, it caused nerve inflammation.
