What are symptoms of fake Botox illness? What to know about CDC warning

Warnings about fake Botox injections given by people not trained to give the shots are growing.

Warnings about fake Botox injections given by people not trained to give the shots are growing. On Friday, the New York City Health Department said that three people have had to go to emergency departments after getting injections of botulinum toxin in their face, neck, upper back or armpits.

Within days or weeks of getting the shots, the three developed a range of symptoms, from double vision and drooping eyelids to difficulty swallowing, breathing and raising their arms.

Two were hospitalized, and one needed to be admitted to an intensive care unit.

The new insights come as both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration investigate other cases of people who’ve had to be hospitalized with potentially severe side effects after getting fake Botox shots from unlicensed providers.

On Friday, the CDC reported that at least 22 people in 11 states have had bad reactions, including slurred speech, trouble breathing and blurry vision, after receiving counterfeit versions of the wrinkle-smoothing treatment. No deaths have been reported.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fake-botox-cdc-warnings-symptoms-rcna148197

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