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Botox queen Norsafiza Binti Zakaria is BANNED in two states after she’s suspected of sparking botulism outbreak – as well being chiefs problem pressing warning: ‘Don’t let her jab you’

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Authorities in NSW and Victoria have banned an unregistered Botox practitioner and warned the public to stay away from her firm after a suspected botulism outbreak. 

Norsafiza Binti Zakaria, who uses various aliases, is suspected of delivering fake anti-wrinkle injections to three Sydney women at a private botox party, before they were all later hospitalised.

Zakaria has now been barred from performing any cosmetic procedures in NSW and Victoria while the Victorian Health Complaints Commissioner and the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) investigate.

She has not been charged by police in connection with the incidents. 

The ban comes after the patients were rushed to hospital with suspected botulism which causes toxins to weaken the muscle and restricts breathing.

One Sydney woman was placed in intensive care and the two other cases were linked to the same Sydney home.

The commission alleges Zakaria advertises Botox injections on social media and WhatsApp.

The bogus practitioner then administers the substances at homes in NSW and Victoria despite having no legal registration.

Botox parties are popular in the UK and US with restrictions on who can administer the prescription only medication more lax.

Norsafiza Binti Zakaria (pictured) has been banned from administering botox after three women were hospitalised

Norsafiza Binti Zakaria (pictured) has been banned from administering botox after three women were hospitalised 

Zakaria is not registered to prescribe or administer anti-wrinkle infections

Zakaria is not registered to prescribe or administer anti-wrinkle infections

It's alleged she used WhatsApp and social media to arrange the private parties

It’s alleged she used WhatsApp and social media to arrange the private parties 

But in Australia, only medical doctors and registered nurses that are practising with a current AHPRA registration are able to give the cosmetic injections.

A fourth case, which was reported to the Victorian Department of Health in September has also been connected to Zakaria,

That patient was also hospitalised, however an alert was not issued at the time because authorities believed it was an isolated incident.

On Friday, NSW Health published the eight-week interim prohibition order against Zakaria which bars her from performing any cosmetic procedures.

The order also specifically mentions she is also banned from practising under any of the other names she has previously used including Natasha Scha, Zakaria Scha, Natasha Ismail, Scha Zakaria, Scha Natasha and Scha Zakaria Beauty Spa’.

The HCCC has the power to extend the eight-week ban until a full investigation is done and it applies in both NSW and Victoria.

Symptoms of botulism can take up to two weeks to show up after being injected.

Symptoms include progressive weakness, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision and difficulty breathing.