MIAMI — Mayling Maya-Giraldo pretended to be a doctor who could perform cosmetic procedures, according to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.
Maya-Giraldo, 31, was Instagram user “Dra.Mayling.Stetic” and “Mayling.Stetic,” according to M-DSO deputies with the organized crimes bureau.
On Valentine’s Day, Maya-Giraldo marketed a special for Botox to smooth wrinkles on the face, according to the bureau’s deputies with the medical crimes squad.
“Unique price: $450,” Maya-Giraldo wrote, according to the deputy’s arrest report.
Undercover investigators used Instagram to schedule an appointment with Maya-Giraldo at 3 p.m. on Thursday at 175 SW 7 St. in Miami’s Brickell area, according to deputies.
A Florida Department of Health medical quality assurance investigator pretended to be the patient when detectives walked into the 15th-floor office and arrested Maya-Giraldo, records show.
“Upon further inspection of the vial that [Maya-Giraldo] was going to use on [the undercover investigator], it was discovered that the product was Toxta,” the detective wrote, according to a report. “Toxta requires a prescription for it to be dispensed, and it is a foreign and unapproved product from South Korea and cannot be dispensed in the United States.”
A Homeland Security Investigations special agent sent the tip that prompted M-DSO deputies and FDOH investigators to respond, records show.
Late last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced issuing more than a dozen warning letters to owners of websites “illegally marketing unapproved and misbranded products” after adverse events that included botulism symptoms.
“Unapproved and misbranded Botox products carry serious health risks,” Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA commissioner, said in the statement, adding that “patients should ensure they only receive these products from a provider who is licensed and trained to administer such injections” and “only receive these injections if the product is obtained from an authorized source.”
Deputies arrested Maya-Giraldo, who was born in Colombia and lives in Downtown Miami, shortly after 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, according to the arrest report.
Corrections booked Maya-Giraldo shortly after 6:35 p.m. on Thursday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.
Prosecutors filed a case against Maya-Giraldo on three charges: Practice of a health care profession without a license, possession of a drug with intent to sell, and practicing medicine without a license.
Maya-Giraldo appeared in bond court on Friday morning. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer set her bond at $5,000.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a hold on Maya-Giraldo’s release.
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez was set to preside over the criminal case.
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