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Woman fined S$20,000 for giving cousin Botox injections without medical licence

SINGAPORE — A 26-year-old woman was fined S$20,000 on Wednesday (Sept 14) for giving her cousin Botox injections even though the law bars unqualified people from doing so.

SINGAPORE — A 26-year-old woman was fined S$20,000 on Wednesday (Sept 14) for giving her cousin Botox injections even though the law bars unqualified people from doing so.

Yang Huimin, a Singaporean, pleaded guilty to one count of contravening the Medical Registration Act in June last year.

A judge noted that while those who perform illegal medical procedures on others can receive jail time, there were “exceptional facts” in this case.

These included Yang being related to her victim, pleading guilty, having no prior convictions, and making full restitution to her cousin as well as stopping the procedures when she was caught.

The court heard that Yang advertised aesthetic treatments on her Instagram account from March last year. She could not remember the exact number of customers she treated, and usually charged them S$220 for each “treatment”.

She was not registered as a medical practitioner and did not possess a valid practising certificate at all times.

On June 27 last year, Yang’s cousin, 38, went to Yang’s residence in Tanah Merah to get Botox injections in her underarm area.

Yang also applied numbing cream to the area before injecting the Botox mixture. Her cousin insisted on paying S$180 for this treatment.

The prosecution asked for a fine of S$18,000 to S$20,000, while Yang’s lawyers from Withers KhattarWong asked for a lower fine of S$15,000 instead.

Mr Shashi Nathan told the court that Yang has “realised the error of her judgement” and did not want to make any profit.

She wanted to help her cousin who suffered problems of perspiration in her armpits, and was genuinely remorseful for what she did, Mr Nathan added.

Yang was not charged with any offences in relation to the other customers.

She could have been jailed for up to 12 months, fined up to S$100,000 or punished with both. Repeat offenders can receive up to twice that punishment.

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