Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

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30 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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A brief YouTube short by board-certified dermatologist Shereene Idriss delivering a public-health warning about counterfeit Botox. The speaker emphasizes buying genuine Botox from reputable sources and reports about 20 adverse reactions across nine states with symptoms consistent with botulism (difficulty swallowing, trouble breathing, vomiting, paralysis, nausea).

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This is why you get your shoes on sale and not your face. Fake Botox? Are you kidding me? I am a board certified dermatologist. And no, I do not repeat myself because I am a narcissist. I repeat myself so that you guys know where you're getting your information from. The same way you need to know that you're buying real Botox and not the fake crap out there, because people are full of shit. And there have been 20 adverse reactions across nine different states where people have been getting botulism when Botox, the fake kind, has been injected into their faces and they've become either affected with difficulty swallowing, trouble breathing, vomiting, paralysis, nausea. I mean, this is stuff you don't want.