U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people.
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 November and have been reported in 11 states. The CDC said the shots were administered by unlicensed or untrained individuals or in settings like homes or spas. Most of the people said they got injections of botulinum toxin for cosmetic reasons.
Six people were treated for suspected botulism, health officials said. When it gets into the bloodstream, botulinum toxin can cause botulism, a deadly disease that starts with double or blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing and difficulty breathing.
Gotta make sure you get the REAL botulism injected into your face.
Using the wrong neurotoxin to paralyze yourself for purely cosmetic reasons would just be irresponsible…
I try to keep an open mind. I can see how cosmetic surgery can, in some cases, be an indirect form of mental health treatment.
That being said, treatment should come from a doctor. Not from a spa.
Reminds me of the Nip/Tuck episode “Bobotox” or whatever the name was lol.