New York City health officials released a serious warning after 10 people ended up in hospitals between May and August 2025. They all got sick from fake Botox injections they bought through social media. This wasn’t just a bad cosmetic result. These people faced life-threatening health problems that required emergency medical care.
According to People, three of the 10 victims needed to be put on ventilators to help them breathe. Doctors had to insert breathing tubes and use machines to keep them alive. All 10 people survived after getting treated with botulism antitoxin, which stops the poison from spreading in the body. Without fast treatment, the symptoms of botulism can quickly cause severe muscle weakness throughout the body.
