Oh boy... From the release:
Maribel Jimenez, with
assistance from Magaly Del Rosario, a manager of Bella Beauty, administered deep
tissue buttock injections of substantial quantities of silicone, an adulterated
medical device when used and intended to be used in this manner, to hundreds of
Bella Beauty clients.
The silicone
which was unlawfully injected into Bella Beauty clients was clandestinely
smuggled into the United States by Jimenez and co-conspirators by means of
approximately 170 separate DHL air carrier shipments. To avoid the scrutiny
of Customs and Border Protection, upon importation into the United States, each
bottle contained false labelling stating in Spanish that the contents consisted
of “Depilatory Wax” and alleged instructions on how to apply this purported
rosin-based substance in a manner consistent with hair removal.
After the injections, Jimenez
had been informed by a number of Bella Beauty Spa clients that they were
experiencing adverse health related symptoms. Jimenez and Del Rosario
failed to advise the clients that silicone had been injected into their bodies.
The defendants also intentionally concealed the potential health consequences
arising from the injection of silicone into their clients’ bodies.
The email address that the government set up might be my favorite part:
Individual clients of Bella
Beauty Spa who have undergone buttocks injection procedures, regardless of how
far in the past, are urged to contact bellabeautyinjections@fda.hhs.gov
in order to receive additional information, address individual concerns, and to
receive information concerning their status and rights as potential victims.
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