They say “you get what you pay for,” and I think at some time in our lives we have all seen this to be true. Back in 2005, patients were asking questions before they received Botox injections, because they were aware of patients such as the Florida couple who were hospitalized after receiving fake Botox. In recent years, we are hearing fewer of these stories, and patients seem less concerned about who is injecting them and what is being injected. However, even recently there have been several incidents of fake Botox injections that have put victims in the hospital. One woman died after receiving a supposed Botox injection that was, in reality, cooking oil. Not only is “Bogus Botox” still out there, in fact, there has been a rise in internet sales out of China of counterfeit Botox. Additionally, there is fake Juvederm and Restylane on the market.
Bogus Botox: Some deals really are too good to be true.
They say “you get what you pay for,” and I think at some time in our lives we have all seen this to be true. Back in 2005, patients were asking questions before they received Botox injections, because they were aware of patients such as the Florida couple who were hospitalized after receiving fake Botox. In recent years, we are hearing fewer of these stories, and patients seem less concerned about who is injecting them and what is being injected. However, even recently there have been several incidents of fake Botox injections that have put victims in the hospital. One woman died after receiving a supposed Botox injection that was, in reality, cooking oil. Not only is “Bogus Botox” still out there, in fact, there has been a rise in internet sales out of China of counterfeit Botox. Additionally, there is fake Juvederm and Restylane on the market.