Posted on 11/21/2004 2:07:34 AM PST by Liz
Dr. Daniel Serrano made heaps of cash pandering to the vanity of Beverly Hills ladies like Larry King's wife Shawn, Lionel Richie's wife Diane, TV chef Carrie Wiatt, and stylist to the stars Vivian Turner.........(using) Artecoll, a permanent wrinkle filler that's all the rage from Paris to Beijing.
But "Dr. Dan" is no man of medicine — at least not on this side of the equator, authorities say.
What was worse, Artecoll is illegal in the United States.
Now the alleged fake doc is in an L.A. federal jail on charges of importing and distributing an unapproved medical device.
He was arrested last week after a 13-month investigation by the California Medical Board and (the FDA).
Richie was also nabbed. She allegedly helped him administer Artecoll last year at "injection parties" held at her soon-to-be-ex-hubby's mansion and other Beverly Hills locations.
Agents seized various safe deposit boxes and bank accounts stuffed with more than $1.2 million in cash, along with jewelry, syringes and bottles of Artecoll. ........Artecoll treatments (sold) for $500 per shot — cash only.
...Turner, who devotes her career to bettering the looks of A-list clients like Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise, got her treatments free. "Diane said Dr. Dan would give me a free injection for every patient I introduced him to".......
So Turner, assuming the doctor was on the up-and-up, brought Serrano to Larry King's house, where he worked on the CNN star's wife Shawn.
After being injected by Serrano on six separate occasions — in her lips, cheeks, temples, ears and other areas — Shawn King developed an "aesthetically displeasing bump" on her lower lip, she told investigators.
Now she has trouble speaking and drinking from cups and glasses. King says she's seen two doctors in hopes of fixing her disfigurement.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
The arsenal of beauty gets more bizarre by the day.
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