Fake Botox
A medical center out of Albany, together with a number of of its personnel, have been charged following guilty pleas that they have been making use of non Food & Drug Administration approved Botox solutions on their patients.
A medical center operating under the name "The Plastic Surgery Group", LLP (TPSG), of Albany has been sentenced and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $106,686, along with a fine of $200,000, in connection with TPSG’s plea of guilty to 1 count of misbranding prescription drugs.
The firm was convicted in Federal Court in Albany, together with Doctors William F. DeLuca Jr., Douglas M. Hargrave, Jeffrey L. Rockmore, Steven M. Lynch, and John D. Noonan, who were all sentenced to probation together with local community service and ordered to pay out restitution during the amount of $106,686 plus a fine of $5,000.
The Plastic Surgery Group's clinic administrator, Peter Slattery, and supervisory nurse Susan Knott were also sentenced.
Restitution in the amount of $106,686, and fines in the amount of $1,000 and $500, respectively.
All the individuals had been sentenced in connection with their guilty pleas to 1 misdemeanor count of misbranding drugs.
Consistent with plea agreements, starting in approximately Feb. 2004 and continuing to December 2004, defendant TPSG discontinued employing the FDA-approved Botox + Botox Cosmetic and began only using a non-FDA approved TRI-toxin on its patients looking for procedures with Botulinum Toxin Kind A for wrinkles.
Five physicians, whose pro businesses were partners of The Plastic Surgery Group's (the “treating physicians”), while using the help of The Plastic Surgery Group's nurses, injected about 150 clients using the unapproved products.
About Botox & Dysport
Botox is an increasingly popular treatment because it can be targeted to treat the specific muscles that are overused. Botox is injected into the muscles, not the nerves, and it works by impairing the muscle’s ability to flex. The patient is able to work with the doctor, specifically identifying the areas that they believe are the origin of the migraines. The Botox may be slightly diluted and is then injected into the muscle. The physician will often massage the injection site to ensure proper dispersion of the Botox. It only takes about 20 minutes for a treatment and it usually takes effect in a few days.
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