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Fake Botox

By Oguz Ozdemir

It was a victory for many government officials when a group of five New York plastic surgeons, a head nurse and a practice administrator admitted their guilt in administering fake BOTOX to patients who believed that they were receiving the real thing.

At the U.S. District Court in Albany, New York government attorneys heard and accepted the guilty plea for felony charges amongst the group. The attorneys on hand were United States Department of Justice Attorney Andrew T. Baxter, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas A. Capezza, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hadges of the Food and Drug Administration and several investigators with the FDA and Office of Criminal Investigations.

The group who administered the bogus BOTOX was The Plastic Surgery Group, LLP. They admitted giving the fake BOTOX to over 150 innocent victims who believed they were getting the real deal. The group knowingly sold the fake product that was made by an Arizona company, Toxin Research International Inc,

The victims paid a premium price for what they thought were BOTOX and BOTOX Cosmetic which are treatments for wrinkles. But what the victims received was TRI-toxin which is not an approved treatment by them Food and Drug Administration. There was no mention in any of the brochures or informational materials indicating that the injections were not original BOTOX or BOTOX Cosmetic.

For almost a year – from February 2004 to December 2004 – the patients paid The Plastic Surgery Group over $100,000 for the supposed BOTOX treatments.

The judge set a hearing for The Plastic Surgery Group for December 14, 2009 in Albany, New York. The group faces fines up to a half million dollars. They must pay restitution to the 150 patients for misbranding the drug. Each defendant is facing up to one year in prison and up to $100,000 in fines in a separate court hearing on December 15, 2009.

Administering fake products is total negligence and could have resulted in serious side effects for the victims involved. You have to know who you are going to when you decide to go to a plastic surgeon who is going to be giving you an injection. The patients who went to The Plastic Surgery Group never thought that they weren't getting what they came in for and paid a pretty penny for.

No one should have to suffer because of the negligent actions of another. The fact that these actions were not only negligent there were done purposely is appalling. If you or a friend has been a victim of intentional acts of negligence by someone else, you may want to come in and speak with one of our professional attorneys. They are trained in personal injury, medical malpractice and the misuse of FDA drugs.

Call Napoli Bern Ripka today at 1-888-LAW-IN-NY for a free consultation or go to our website and fill out our quick contact form and we will contact you as quickly as we can.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Oguz Ozdemir

Full post as published by New York City Personal Injury Lawyer on August 20, 2009 (boomark / email).