In 2021, police officers arrested a woman after she offered undercover agents counterfeit Botox injections in a makeshift medical office she had set up in a Los Angeles hotel room. A year later, a San ...

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 ...

After two people were hospitalized in Louisiana following Botox injections, the Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents to avoid the cosmetic shots from unlicensed sources. The two reports ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Health is urging caution around receiving suspicious botox injections from unlicensed sources in a non-medical setting after reports of severe illness. September ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Health officials are warning the public against using counterfeit Botox after a woman became ill from receiving a cosmetic injection from someone who was not licensed to do so.

A New York Times article on April 25, 2024, highlighted a rise in counterfeit and improperly administered Botox leading to patient injuries. The article noted that since 2012, federal agencies have ...

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 ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Health (LDH) is reminding the public to take precautions before receiving injections of botulinum toxin, commonly referred to as botox, and to avoid receiving ...