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.

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00:00 Intro01:25 How Vitamin B12 Shots Ruined Her Life09:50 Brazilian Butt Lift12:35 The Injection Responsible18:07 The Hospital29:35 Replacing Her Doctor35:57 Posting On TikTok40:30 Mycobacterium / Antibiotics45:07 How Is This Legal? / The Cost57:40 IV Drips / Recurring Infections1:01:45 Her Scars / Dating1:06:00 Faith / Happiness1:14:52 Talking About It With Me1:22:45 Botched and Treatments1:25:00 Bad Advice She's Received1:35:00 What Advice Would You Give Yourself?1:40:43 My Opinion1:44:42 Call To Action

Executive Producer and Host: Doctor Mike Varshavski
Produced by Dan Owens and Sam Bowers
Art by Caroline Weigum