Newest Trend In Da Club: Preparation H

Preparation H shrinks hemorrhoids. Apparently, a few macho men headed out for the clubs have decided that smearing the cream on their torsos will result in a shrinkage of their skin and vessels--thus making them looked "ripped."

Uh...as you can image...it's not a healthy use of the product.

"Applying it to one's chest is an off-label use of Preparation H," said Milicent Brooks, a representative of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare. "We don't approve or endorse any off-label uses."

...But Dr. Leslie Baumann, author of Skinguru.com and director of the Institute of Cosmetic Medicine and Research at the University of Miami, warns that Preparation H also can have uncomfortable side effects.

"It can work, but you can also get an allergy to it," said Baumann, who knew a friend who applied Preparation H under her eyes the day of her wedding only to break out with a rash on her face.

So what was worse for Dr. Baumann's friend...having the rash or explaining how she got it? (note to reader: insert your own "butthead" joke here)