Ever hear about those botox parties? Like on that show I've only watched once but had a botox get together right off the bat: The Real Housewives of Orange County "reality tv" offering?
You know what parties I speak of - where the ladies get together
with a licensed professional doctor and everyone gets their face
paralysed while sipping wine and staring each other down,
unintentionally because their faces cannot express emotion?
I have attended one at least every four months or so for touch ups, just like many of my Hollywood friends. Okay, so I've never actually had botox (trust me, you could plant seed in my forehead crevices). And maybe I don't have any Hollywood friends but trust me, botox parties are not unusual in LaLa Land.
Well it turns out back in 2003, Diane Richie (Lionel's ex), Shawn King (Larry's wife), and Priscilla Presley all attended injection parties where one Dr. Daniel Serrano used a "miracle injection" he claimed worked better than Botox.
Remember the old adage about "if it sounds too good to be true"?
Um - yeah it worked better than botox... if you are a Lexus LX in need of lubrication.
Turns out this "doc" was using low-grade silicone similar to car lubricant - hence the moniker Dr. Jiffy Lube. See what better than botox looks like on Priscilla.
Serrano was charged with using non-approved drugs among other charges. AND Diane Richie was also indicted as his accomplice. Woah. Diane Richie - accomplice?
Turns out Serrano wasn't licensed to practice in the US (surprize!) and the damages done to the women (and men) he injected include facial lumps, holes(!), and paralysis(!!). No one really deserves that kind of price for vanity (well, I'd like to think so).
Serrano has been convicted, received 18 months and may be deported. Richie pled out and is on probation. Presley has been rumoured to be receiving corrective surgery. I've totally stopped wishing someone would throw me a botox party.
[photo source: exposay]
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