What: Nineteen patients have been sickened by what appears to be counterfeit Botox injections, administered by unlicensed providers. NPR talks to experts about how to avoid that: “‘Anyone who is injecting a patient has to be licensed in the state where they perform the procedure,’ says Dr. Gregory Greco, the past president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. And he says patients in most states can and should do a little searching — whether through the health department, consumer affairs department or licensing boards — to find that license.”
Why it matters: It’s not just avoiding bad products like this case, other doctors in the piece say its important providers have training to know where the forehead artery is, for example, or how to treat potential complications.
Source: NPR