CHICAGO -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory last month about the risks of counterfeit or mishandled Botox injections after dangerous fake versions of the product ...

Many people don’t realize cosmetic injections carry serious risks. Some doctors call the booming med spa industry “the wild ...

A woman charged clients hundreds of dollars for face injections at a Texas medical spa, but the Botox used was counterfeit, and she didn’t have the license to perform the service, prosecutors said.

Counterfeit injectables, fraudulent credentials, lumpy lips, and droopy eyes—inside the underregulated world of med spas. In September 2022, a woman went looking for lip filler and found herself at a ...

Health officials are reminding the public about the dangerous side effects of counterfeit cosmetic injections after nearly 20 cases of the muscle-weakening disease known as botulism were reported in ...

CHICAGO -- A CDC investigation into people hospitalized with botulism-like illness after receiving cosmetic injections - commonly known as "botox" - that were administered in non-medical settings has ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Andrea Blake couldn’t believe her filler fail. “Do you see where my mouth is projecting out?” she said, pointing to an old photo. “I came out looking like Marge Simpson. It ...

Half of the individuals have ended up in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency issued an alert to doctors on Tuesday. The cases started in early ...

Xin "Faith" He, the owner of a Bellevue Salon who was accused of injecting clients with counterfeit Botox was found guilty today of "Misbranding of a Drug While Held for Sale" and two misdemeanor ...

We’re living in an era of “tweakments,” where minimally invasive cosmetic procedures like Botox and filler have been reduced to nothing more than an ordinary step in one’s skincare regimen. But what ...