A mother and daughter duo from Texas have been arrested for allegedly running an illegal botox buttock operation.
Consuelo Dal Bo, 56, and her daughter Isabella Dal Bo, 18, were arrested by Houston police on Wednesday during a sting operation.
Police said the two women charged clients $6,000 for the procedure using illegal injectable substances.
Agents from the Houston Police Department’s Major Offenders Division, the FDA and Homeland Security Investigations worked together to arrest the duo – following an undercover sting.
Cameras rolled as the two were led out of their home in handcuffs as police swarmed the house. Photos have also been released, showing heavy make-up or using products to look younger.
Consuelo Dal Bo, 56, and her daughter Isabella Dal Bo, 18, were arrested by Houston police for allegedly running an illegal botox butt business.
An undercover officer went as a customer to meet the two women at a temporary residence on Eastern Meadowlark Way in Conroe on Wednesday. Police said the women tried to give the undercover officer Xanax to relax before the injections.
Both are charged with the illegal practice of medicine and the mother will face an additional drug charge
An undercover officer posed as a customer to meet the two women at a temporary residence on Eastern Meadowlark Way in Conroe. Texas on Wednesday reported KTRK. The mother and daughter had reportedly come straight from the airport after doing business in California.
Police said the women tried to give the undercover officer Xanax to relax before the injections.
Authorities collected bottles of illegal injectables and medical equipment from their bags at the scene.
The women reportedly told police they “weren’t even sure what was in the bottles.”
Both are charged with the illegal practice of medicine and the mother will face an additional drug charge. Consuelo and Isabella were released on bond and have a court date scheduled for April 10, it said Click2Houston.
According to public records, Consuelo is a licensed cosmetologist in Texas and the family home is listed as a $650,330 residence in Conroe.
Consuelo and Isabella (pictured) have been released on bail and have a court date scheduled for April 10
Consuelo (center left) is a licensed cosmetologist in Texas and her LinkedIn account said she is a professional makeup artist
The FDA has issued several warnings against injectable silicone for body contouring and said it can lead to long-term pain, infection and serious injury, including death.
“Injectable silicone oil (breaks) into smaller particles throughout the body, potentially causing permanent damage and life-threatening complications such as stroke, embolism and even death,” Lisa Vasquez, board-certified aesthetic nurse at Pearlman Aesthetic Surgery, he said USA Today.
Vasquez cautioned that the silicone injection reversal procedure is difficult, even for the most skilled plastic surgeons.
“Removal will require immediate incision or VASER-assisted, ultrasound-guided liposuction, [which] it removes injectable silicone, silicone nodules and scar tissue,” he said.
“But there’s nothing that can dissolve liquid silicone. The granulomas that form must be surgically removed.’
The FDA he said injectable silicone stays in the body forever because the material will never break down.
“Injectable silicone is permanent and stays in your body. It can travel throughout the body and cause serious health consequences, including death,” the FDA said.
The mother and daughter reportedly came straight from the airport after business in California to meet with the undercover investigator, police said.
Authorities collected bottles of illegal injectables and medical equipment from their bags at the scene
According to public records, Consuelo’s home is listed as a $650,330 residence (pictured) in Conroe
In California, a mother and daughter duo were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for a fatal butt lift last month.
Libby Adame, 53, and her daughter Alicia Galaz were charged with causing the death of their client, Karissa Rajpaul, 26, in October 2019.
The mother and daughter ran an illegal Brazilian butt lift surgery using ‘toxic’ compounds in their silicone injections.
Prosecutors said they fled the scene after several botched surgeries, including when Rajpaul suffered a heart attack on their operating table in a hotel.
