A 31-year-old woman who marketed herself as a cosmetic doctor on Instagram was arrested inside her Brickell-area studio during what she believed was a routine Botox appointment, Miami-Dade authorities said in March 2026. The client sitting in her chair was an undercover agent.
Mayling Maya-Giraldo now faces a felony charge of practicing health care without a license under Florida Statute 456.065, which carries up to five years in prison. She has entered a written plea of not guilty, according to court records reviewed by People. A court hearing is scheduled for April 20, 2026.
How the sting came together
Investigators with the Miami-Dade Medical Crime Squad say they identified Maya-Giraldo through her Instagram account, mayling.stetic, where she referred to herself as a doctor in Spanish and posted before-and-after photos of facial injection work. An undercover agent contacted her through direct messages and booked an appointment for Botox, according to an arrest affidavit.
When the agent arrived at the studio, Maya-Giraldo quoted a price of $450 for the injections and presented consent forms, the affidavit states. She then showed vials of the product she planned to use and prepared syringes. Before any injection was administered, the Medical Crime Squad team monitoring the session moved in and took her into custody, according to Yahoo News…