Miami dermatology clinic worker stole Botox, gave unlicensed injections: Cops

A woman who worked for a Miami dermatology clinic is facing charges after authorities said she allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of Botox-type products to give patients unlicensed injections while pocketing their payments.

Eliany Collazo-Llosa, 28, was arrested Wednesday on charges of grand theft, exploitation of the elderly, and practicing medicine without a license, an arrest report said.

According to the report, the alleged crimes happened while Collazo-Llosa was working at a dermatology clinic on West Flagler Street as a “facialist.”

In May, it was brought to the owner’s attention that Collazo-Llosa had been stealing from the company and the owner discovered that over 66 vials of Xeomin, a drug similar to Botox that’s used to treat wrinkles, valued at $495 per vial, along with an unknown number of Juvederm vials, were missing from the clinic’s inventory with a total value around $32,000, the report said…

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