About this episode
Bea Amma went to a med spa a few years ago to receive a Vitamin B12 injection, and it nearly took her life. Since that fateful day, Bea has been battling a debilitating case of mycobacterium which has been eating her skin. It's forced Bea out of jobs and caused her to build up millions of dollars of medical debt. Today Bea is here to tell her story, but not just to garner sympathy, rather Bea is an advocate for systemic change, saying we must hold the currently unregulated med spa industry accountable for their spread of misinformation and dangerous, unproven health treatments that can ruin the lives of people they claim to treat. Follow Bea: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf6G6HMFtsms0cmTsQg6KSw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatriz.amma/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beatriz.amma 00:00 Intro 01:25 How Vitamin B12 Shots Ruined Her Life 09:50 Brazilian Butt Lift 12:35 The Injection Responsible 18:07 The Hospital 29:35 Replacing Her Doctor 35:57 Posting On TikTok 40:30 Mycobacterium / Antibiotics 45:07 How Is This Legal? / The Cost 57:40 IV Drips / Recurring Infections 1:01:45 Her Scars / Dating 1:06:00 Faith / Happiness 1:14:52 Talking About It With Me 1:22:45 Botched and Treatments 1:25:00 Bad Advice She's Received 1:35:00 What Advice Would You Give Yourself? 1:40:43 My Opinion 1:44:42 Call To Action Executive Producer and Host: Doctor Mike Varshavski Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers Art by Caroline Weigum