Bogus Botox Doctor Sentenced: Dr. Bach McComb Gets Maximum Sentence

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- After a long sentencing hearing that lasted all of Wednesday, a former Oakland Park, Fla., doctor who injected himself and three other people with a botulism toxin that could have killed them was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison...


 


Osteopath Bach McComb received three years in prison for using the Botox knockoff.  

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Cracking Down On Bogus Botox

 

(CBS) At age 42, Donna Perrone is tapping into the Fountain of Youth with help from a potent muscle paralyzer: Botox.

The fact that Botox is made from the same toxin in botulism doesn't worry Perrone - millions have been safely treated.

But, as CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports, something went wrong at one South Florida clinic. Investigators raided it after four people ended up in the hospital. They were injected with counterfeit Botox, paralyzing their entire bodies...

"We've been working with the FDA over the last couple of years to detect and attempt to shut down unlicensed and unapproved products in the United States"


Donna Perrone, 42, is getting "real" Botox injected.  


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Medical Spa Makeovers Gone Wrong

 

(CBS) The latest trend in personal beauty – botox – is injecting even more money into the $11 billion spa industry.

"It's a war out there actually," says Ronda Howara, owner of a medical spa in Los Angeles where you can have your nails done, hair lasered off and face fixed - all in one visit.

Howara's spa is supervised by a plastic surgeon, and the botox and lasers are only dispensed by nurses. But, as she tells CBS News Correspondent Sandra Hughes, that is not always the case...

"Some say the problem with the medical spa industry is that their popularity has outpaced oversight."


New York investment banker Kim McMillan's face was badly burned during laser hair removal by a cosmetologist at a Manhattan medical spa.  (Photo: CBS)

 

 


 

Botox Eyed In Botulism Poisoning

 

(AP) A couple who underwent Botox injections last week were hospitalized with botulism poisoning, and health officials were attempting to determine whether the injections were to blame...

"We're treating the matter seriously and trying to get all the details."
Stephanie Fagan
Allergan Spokeswoman



 

 

Wrinkle Fighter Brings Frowns

 

(CBS) At 35, Michele Griffin is looking for something to keep wrinkles at bay. She had high hopes for a popular new wrinkle cream that suggests it could be "better than Botox."...
 

"At $135 a tube, department stores alone have rung up more than $43 million in sales. It's an unprecedented success in the beauty industry."



 

 

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