California physician gets probation for unapproved drug use

San Diego-based physician Tien Tan Vo, MD, was sentenced to three years of probation for his yearslong use of unapproved, misbranded cosmetic drugs, the Justice Department said Oct. 20. 

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From November 2016 to October 2020, Dr. Vo injected around 178 patients with unapproved injectable botulinum toxin or lip fillers that had been smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico, according to a news release. 

Along with the three years’ probation, he must pay a $201,534 fine and forfeit the $100,767 he made from the drugs.

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