Most of us might want to change our skin tone to fair, medium, tan, or brown, but what about blue?-Certainly, no. Here is the man, Paul Karason, who turned blue, not because he wanted to, but due to the side effect caused from the drug “colloidal silver”. Colloidal silver, a liquid suspension, was used as a medical product to cure various diseases, but their effects were not scientifically proved. Due to the non-proven effectiveness of the product and causes of side effects, medical authorities advise not to ingest it. This state of side effect caused by over exposure to chemical form of element silver is called as Argyria.
Paul Karason, a California man, is also dubbed as “Papa Smurf”. He defines the condition of argyria as “feeling blue”. It was during 2007, this blue skinned man’s story was publicized by the world press. Karason took courage to explain to the media about his experience during the course of argyria. Sources say that, he had been drinking homemade colloidal silver, containing distilled water, salt, and silver; and also had used silver salve on his face to treat problems such as sinus, dermatitis etc. This gradually turned his skin color to blue. The intake of the product did not affect his health, but the skin. He also said that he got influenced by a colloidal silver ad in a magazine and that’s when he started consuming it excessively. “My skin has lightened up, it is not major but it is lightening up. I am actually going to try green,” he concluded.
