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Bogus Botox
Doctor Sentenced: Dr. Bach McComb Gets Maximum Sentence |
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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...
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Osteopath Bach McComb received three
years in prison for using the Botox
knockoff.
(Photo: CNN)
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Cracking Down On
Bogus Botox |
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(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"
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Donna Perrone, 42, is getting "real"
Botox injected.
(Photo: CBS)
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Medical Spa
Makeovers Gone Wrong
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(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."
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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)
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Botox Eyed In
Botulism Poisoning |
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(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
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Wrinkle Fighter
Brings Frowns |
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(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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