Botox injected by unlicensed practitioners

Some Vancouver-area medical spas are ignoring Health Canada regulations that Botox be prescribed and injected by a physician, a CBC News investigation has revealed.

CBC News went undercover, targeting clinics that advertise Botox Cosmetic without mentioning the name of a doctor to prescribe and inject it.

A CBC producer made an appointment at Queens Park Laser Skin Care Centre in Richmond, B.C., and was told she would see a doctor.

Eddie Lee, who admitted he is not a doctor despite certificates on the wall bearing the name “Dr. Lee,” told the CBC producer he could make her cheeks thinner with six injections of Botox for $450.

Read the full article at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/02/13/bc-botox-investigation.html

Source:  CBCNews, February 14, 2012 at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/02/13/bc-botox-investigation.html