Health · Public Health & Disease · 14 hrs ago
16 people treated after Botox-related illness in Antalya
Sixteen people in Antalya, Turkey, were treated at Akdeniz University Hospital after becoming ill following cosmetic Botox injections in the past three months.
Their symptoms included difficulty swallowing, speaking or breathing, drooping eyelids and muscle weakness.
Some needed breathing machines, and three received intensive care; patients with milder symptoms were treated without being admitted.
One patient said a clinic secretary, rather than a doctor, carried out her injection, but authorities have not established who performed the other procedures.
Officials are investigating where the patients received the injections and who administered them.
Hospital specialists say Botox can cause toxin poisoning if the product or dose is unsuitable or the procedure is done by someone without the right expertise.
They advise checking that a clinic is licensed and that the product is properly approved and sourced.
Sixteen people who became ill after cosmetic Botox injections in Antalya over the past three months were treated at Akdeniz University Hospital.
Patients had symptoms including difficulty swallowing, speaking and breathing, and severe muscle weakness.
Some patients were placed on ventilators, and three received intensive care.
The hospital said seven patients admitted to its neurology clinic in the past week were reported as judicial cases.
Authorities will investigate where the Botox procedures took place and who performed them.
- Who
- Sixteen people who became ill after cosmetic Botox injections.
- What
- They received treatment for symptoms including breathing and swallowing difficulties and muscle weakness.
- When
- Over the three months before October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya, Turkey.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation; the illnesses followed cosmetic Botox procedures.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sixteen people who became ill after cosmetic Botox procedures were treated at Akdeniz University Hospital.
Seven patients were admitted to the neurology clinic and reported as judicial cases.
Patient F.F. said she had Botox at a doctor's clinic.
F.F. said her eyelid drooped and she later developed difficulty swallowing.
- Patients treated
- 16
- Treatment centre
- Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya
- Intensive care
- 3 patients
- Neurology admissions
- 7 in the past week
- Reported patient
- F.F.
What people are saying
A few days after the procedure, my eyelid drooped and my eye closed. Later, I began having difficulty swallowing.
In the past three months, we have had 16 patients.
Before having the procedure, you need to ask, ‘Is this centre a licensed health facility?’
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