An unlicensed man injected unapproved Botox in downtown Miami, police say
An undercover sting at a Botox clinic ended with Wednesday’s arrest of a Miami resident and the seizure of a version of botulinum toxin A — brand name: Botox — that isn’t approved for U.S. use.
Yumyut Mustafa, also known as Yumit Mustafa, was taken to Miami-Dade jail. His bond was set at $5,000 on charges of practicing professional healthcare without a license, possession of prescription drugs with intent to sell and misrepresenting that he had a license to practice medicine.
Mustafa was arrested at his Y.M. Aesthetics, which operates out of Suite 1209 at the Latitude One office tower, 175 SW Seventh St. in downtown Miami. Security at Latitude One told a Miami Herald reporter that building management ordered the reporter not be allowed up to Y.M. Aesthetics’ office. The phone number for Y.M. Aesthetics’ Miami and New York locations wasn’t accepting calls Thursday.
State records say Mustafa registered Y.M. as a corporation on Sept. 19, 2024, and remains the company’s manager and agent.
In Florida, professional physicians and advanced practice registered nurses can inject Botox, as can registered nurses operating under a physician’s supervision.
Mustafa has never held a medical professional license in Florida, according to the state Department of Health’s online license search tool, which has information on a medical professional’s license status and discipline history.
According to the arrest report, a tip from an anonymous source via the Department of Health pointed the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office toward Y.M. Aesthetics and Mustafa practicing without a license.
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An afternoon in a downtown Miami clinic
After checking out Y.M.’s website, which features photos of Mustafa, an undercover operative made a 2 p.m. appointment. The arrest report said: “Prior to the appointment, the UC operative texted [Mustafa] and, in the test messages, she asked if she was texting with Dr. Mustafa, to which he replied, ‘I am indeed.’ ”
Mustafa, the arrest form said, talked about injecting the woman with FDA-approved Botox in the forehead for $599. Once she was in the office and Mustafa showed her the vial of what he intended to use, sheriff’s medical crime squad detectives entered and handcuffed Mustafa.
“Upon further inspection of the vial that [Mustafa] was going to use, it was discovered that the product was ReNTox,” the arrest report said. “ReNTox requires a prescription to be dispensed. It is a foreign, unapproved product from South Korea, and cannot be dispensed in the United States.”
This story was originally published December 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM.
