A Florida fraudster allegedly posed as a physician and administered Botox injections out of her shady yard “med spa” shed – leaving one affected person who paid greater than $300 with facial paralysis.
Rosa Mena, 50, was busted Wednesday after the numb-faced sufferer reported the botched process to police, who uncovered a stockpile of Botox, syringes, and different medical provides from the unlicensed makeshift clinic behind the Coosa Drive house, in response to the Port St. Lucie Police Division.
“We need to remind the general public to analysis the power and particular person previous to performing procedures,” cops stated in a Fb put up that included photos of the illicit shack.
“Moreover, in an effort to carry out injectable procedures like Botox it must be carried out by a licensed skilled. Your security is our precedence!”
Police stated the scorned shopper visited the alleged scammer’s rogue therapy hut in Might and paid $325 for the defective injection that left her face paralyzed.
The alarmed lady later confronted the bogus medic, who refunded the cost and persuaded her to return for one more process, throughout which Mena injected nutritional vitamins into the sufferer’s face in an try to “reverse” the harm.
When problems persevered, the suspicious sufferer demanded the imposter’s medical license, one thing she didn’t have. As an alternative, Mena claimed she was previously a physician within the Dominican Republic and introduced an altered – and expired – phlebotomy certificates, cops stated.
The multi-agency investigation later seized medical beds, drugs, vials, needles, fats sculpting machines, PRP injections, micro-needling and laser hair elimination gear, laser lipo machines, therapeutic massage and facial units, and injectables for fillers and Botox.
Mena was hit with three counts of aggravated battery, three counts of working towards medication with out an lively license, two counts of fraud, and use of a two-way communication gadget to facilitate a felony.
She is being held at St. Lucie County Jail on $95,000 bond.
