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 reported them she thought she was getting a great deal on Botox from Mena but instead wound up with facial paralysis The victim disclosed she then got another cure from Mena which did not solve the obstacle 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 anatomical license or certification of any kind I m disappointed to hear it commented Dr Brian Hass It s not shocking Hass is a plastic surgeon who has been practicing in Palm Beach Gardens for three decades He commented 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 stated Dr Hass disclosed that should be the first red flag these treatments if they re real are expensive He disclosed this is not the place to go bargain shopping Those are real curative treatments Hass reported 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 reported a person who is looking to get a cure should dependably 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 announced 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