Two weeks after the Texas Medical Board made disciplinary action public against a local plastic surgeon, the board renewed his license to practice in the state.
"I really looked like a monster," the patient told Eyewitness News after getting Botox from a woman who's accused of being a fake doctor.
One of the women claimed she had two procedures, which she said were meant to make her feel beautiful, but was left the same or worse and has since been left to deal with severe complications.
The so-called doctor was arrested after a woman allegedly got an infection and had to have her breast implants removed, sparking an undercover sting. So far, police said five complainants have come forward.
Millions of Americans travel abroad each year in search of medical, dental and cosmetic procedures, but one woman's story is serving as a warning to others.
The botched procedure happened five years ago, but a court just accepted a plea deal from the unlicensed cosmetician from Houston and sentenced her to prison.