Unlicensed Middlesex Co. Woman Ran Cosmetic Surgery Biz From Home: PD

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — A South Plainfield woman has been arrested and charged with running a cosmetic surgery business out of her home, without having a license to practice medicine.

Yamile Mattos, 61, offered cosmetic procedures, including gluteoplasty, also known as buttock augmentation, and facial wrinkle removal, said the Middlesex County Prosecutor.

On Tuesday, undercover detectives with South Plainfield Police and the county prosecutor's officers met Mattos at her private home at 2500 Park Avenue in South Plainfield.

The undercover police officers said they wanted to consult with Mattos on what medical and cosmetic procedures she had available. Mattos told the undercover officers her name was Adrianna and she offered the officers various services, said the prosecutor. She showed them before- and after- pictures of purported clients on her cell phone.

While inside the home, undercover officers observed boxes labeled lidocaine and dermal fillers.

Mattos was arrested on site Tuesday at her home and charged with unlicensed practice of medicine, and possession with the intent to distribute prescription legend drugs and counterfeit or misbranded prescription legend drugs.

After she was arrested, police searched her home and said they found syringes, dermal fillers, lidocaine and other substances, as well as various tools and devices for performing cosmetic procedures from the home. Investigators said that Mattos possessed none of the requisite licensing for performing her services.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Kayla Hueston of The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4268,or Detective Christopher Blath of the South Plainfield Police Department at 908-226-7664.