he would maim and scar these people
because it was not being done him
properly
William Ferguson was impersonating a
doctor performing procedures and
dispensing prescriptions without a
license
initially patients would visit Hollywood
body and laser Center for a weight loss
program known as HCG this was a
last-ditch effort to try and lose weight
naturally through you know some kind of
prescription the problem is there was no
doctor supervising this clinic and so
many of these prescriptions were false
in those female consumers were not
examined by a doctor HCG diet consists
of injections and a 500 calorie a day
diet if it didn't work Furguson
recommended alternatives one of those
was liposuction again the person
performing a liposuction was not a
doctor was not being supervised by a
doctor the clinic offered treatments for
hair removal acne skin rejuvenation and
cellulite 20 victims lost more than
$80,000
many of them suffered psychological and
physical harm
there were several victims that had
permanent scarring that we'll never be
able to be remedied postal inspectors
say before you consider having
procedures like these do your homework
just because you visit a facility that
people wear lab coats does not mean that
they are doctors does not mean that they
are medically licensed so you need to be
sure that the business that you're
interacting with has the proper
licensing for the state where you reside