Fake products can bypass quality, safety
In San Diego, two people fell gravely ill after receiving black-market silicone injections to plump up their faces.
In Salinas, Calif., a woman died after receiving a supposed Botox injection that was actually cooking oil
And in Miami, a group of people who thought they were getting Botox became paralyzed after a different, highly concentrated form of the deadly botulinum toxin intended for research purposes was injected into their faces.
By Shari Roan
26 June 2006