A Bellevue Salon owner, Xin He, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle Friday to 13 months in prison and one year of supervised release for a felony count of “Misbranding of a Drug While Held for Sale” and two other misdemeanor counts.  He’s salon was offering and administering unlicensed and counterfeit Botox and Restylane treatments, by employee Faith He, despite warnings from employers, regulators, and agents.  Faith He was not a medical doctor licensed to use injectable treatments for wrinkle removal such as Botox and Restylane.

As early as 2004, Faith He had injected a substance represented as Restylane into the face of a Snohomish, Washington woman.  Records show that the face of the victim had become inflamed and she sought treatment from a dermatologist.  The substance injected into the Washington woman’s face was later revealed to not be Restylane.  Despite a cease and desist order in 2006, Faith He was once again injecting victims with misrepresented Botox in the Bellevue salon.  A Bothell woman, whom had received false Botox injections from He, had to be treated by a plastic surgeon after injection sites became hard and swollen.

Each year in the United States, including Washington, consumers are injured by individuals who are not licensed to perform such medical treatments.  Most times, drugs and/or devices used to administer these treatments are not approved by the FDA and can easily injur recipients.  injuries can range from burns, infection, to permanent scarring and tissue damage.  If you feel that you may have fallen victim to harmful counterfeit drugs such as mock Botox or Restylane, contact an attorney at Phillips Webster to protect your rights.