Even before a December 2009 ABC 20/20 report on self-injectable facial drugs including Botox, Restylin and Dysport, the company Discount Medspa had been shut down for selling these types of products to consumers without prescriptions for them.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott charged Laurie D’Alleva of Tarrant County, TX of illegally offering prescription drugs without a license on November 24, 2009 and gained a temporary restraining order barring her company from continuing to sell the drugs online. She is also charged with fraudulently claiming membership in Texas Medical Council, which doesn't even exist, and using this claim as a basis to say she can legitimately sell these products online.
The websites DiscountMedSpa.com and OntarioMedSpa.com, which is also affiliated with the company, are both currently offline.
A temporary injunction hearing for Ms. D'Alleva is set for Dec. 7
You can also watch the video, previously featured on Ms. D'Alleva's site, instructing users on how to inject these drugs into their skin.
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