Queens Esthetician Convicted of Unlawfully Practicing Medicine and Seriously Injuring Clients

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The District Attorney said that, according to trial testimony, while providing facial treatments at the Altiva Spa, the defendant told two women - who at the time were approximately in their mid-twenties - she could administer facial injections to address various facial imperfections. Based on the defendant's suggestions, the women met with the defendant at the Altiva Spa in Flushing on various occasions between January 1, 2002 and November 30,2003, during which times the defendant unlawfully practiced medicine by injecting substances into various parts of the women's faces. The defendant allegedly claimed that the substances were redoff, restylane (which is used to treat wrinkles as well as lip enhancement), collagen (a dermal filler used to fill wrinkles, lines, scars, and for lip enhancement), cortisone (sometimes used to reduce post-operative inflammation) and kenalog (used to reduce inflammation).

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Queens Esthetician Convicted of Unlawfully Practicing Medicine and Seriously Injuring Clients

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown recently announced that an esthetician at a Flushing spa was convicted of unlawfully practicing medicine and endangering the lives of tw...

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