Miami man arrested for illegal butt injections
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- A Miami man was arrested on charges of providing illegal butt injections that left a woman hospitalized.
- The Miami-Dade police reports that the injured victim told them she went to Carlos Gilberto Mendoza’s West Miami-Dade home for unknown injections all over her body from May 2016 to February.
- She spent $4,300 on injections to her face and butt.
- Medical records show Carlos Mendoza, 49, isn’t a licensed doctor.
- The victim was hospitalized for complications from the injections on Tuesday.
A Miami man was arrested on charges of providing illegal butt injections that left a woman hospitalized.
The Miami-Dade police reports that the injured victim told them she went to Carlos Gilberto Mendoza’s West Miami-Dade home for unknown injections all over her body from May 2016 to February. She spent $4,300 on injections to her face and butt.
Medical records show Carlos Mendoza, 49, isn’t a licensed doctor.
The victim was hospitalized for complications from the injections on Tuesday.
The Police found Mendoza at his home where a search unearthed a cache of lidocain, botox and bacteriostatic water, which is used to dilute medications for injections.
He was arrested and charged with performing medical procedures without a license and illegally possessing prescription drugs with the intent to sell.
