Florida woman arrested, accused of playing doctor in her backyard

PORT ST LUCIE Florida WPBF A Port St Lucie woman is facing felony charges accused of running a fake med spa out of a shed in her backyard Port St Lucie police arrested -year-old Rosa Mena Wednesday According to investigators a victim recounted them she thought she was getting a great deal on Botox from Mena but instead wound up with facial paralysis The victim explained she then got another restoration from Mena which did not solve the complication and that s when she called police Photos from the police show what appears to be a legitimate exam room inside the shed but detectives declared Mena has no healthcare license or certification of any kind I m disappointed to hear it explained Dr Brian Hass It s not shocking Hass is a plastic surgeon who has been practicing in Palm Beach Gardens for three decades He explained he s heard about scams like this before but usually in the Miami area not in our neighborhoods If someone is charging you a bargain price something s not right Hass mentioned Dr Hass reported that should be the first red flag these treatments if they re real are expensive He explained this is not the place to go bargain shopping Those are real curative treatments Hass disclosed And just as you wouldn t want to put bad gas in your car you shouldn t let anything bad go into your body Hass declared a person who is looking to get a medicine should unfailingly do research beforehand and make sure to work with a plastic surgeon a dermatologist a physician s assistant or a nurse practitioner Make sure that person has been well-trained Hass revealed And ask them about their training How long have they been doing it Did they just start last Tuesday Or have they been doing it for years Be sensible Do word of mouth Hass revealed There s a reason that people get that much training Mena faces a long list of charges including three counts of aggravated battery and three counts of practicing medicine without a license