Continuing the State’s efforts to halt the unlicensed practice of medicine in spa-like settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) today announced that a Bergen County spa owner and licensed massage and bodywork therapist has been suspended from practice for five years and permanently barred from owning a massage business for performing invasive aesthetic and post-operative treatments that only licensed medical professionals are authorized to perform in New Jersey.
Ana C. Velazco, who owned and operated Fabsilhouette a/k/a Medical Massage Network (“Fabsilhouette”) in Fair Lawn, offered and performed numerous services that exceeded the scope of her massage and bodywork therapist license and constituted the practice of medicine without a license. Those services included post-operative suture removal and fluid drainage on clients that had recently undergone cosmetic surgery. In addition, she performed Mesolipo, which is a microinjection technique used to administer a cocktail of substances and chemicals into the subcutaneous tissue to dissolve fat, and microneedling, which involves pricking the skin with tiny needles in order to promote the production of collagen and elastin. Velazco is not a licensed physician and denied having any medical training.
To resolve the allegations against her, Velazco entered into a Final Consent Order filed with both the Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy and the State Board of Medical Examiners (the “Boards”) on May 30, 2025. The Order suspends Velazco’s massage and bodywork therapy license for a period of five years effective immediately and directs her to cease and desist rendering any services that constitute the unlicensed practice of medicine. She is also permanently barred from owning, operating, or managing a massage therapy business, and permanently barred from practicing as a solo massage and bodywork therapist. If Velazco’s license to practice massage and bodywork therapy is reinstated following the suspension, she may only practice under the supervision of another massage and bodywork therapist whose license is active and in good standing. Velazco was also assessed a $15,000 civil penalty by the Board of Medical Examiners for practicing medicine without a license.
“Our professional licensing laws require individuals who offer certain types of services to meet fundamental training and education requirements to deter unqualified practice and prevent serious harm,” said Attorney General Platkin. “Professionals who put the public at risk by performing services that exceed the scope of their licenses, especially those involving invasive medical procedures, will face serious consequences.”
“When individuals perform medical procedures without the requisite licensure and qualifications, they expose their clients to serious harm,” said Elizabeth M. Harris, Acting Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. “As the med-spa industry continues to grow and evolve, we will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who provide aesthetic services they are neither licensed nor qualified to perform.”
The allegations against Velazco stem from an investigation launched by the Division’s Enforcement Bureau in March 2023. During an inspection of Fabsilhoutte’s examination rooms, investigators found and photographed equipment used to perform medical services, including topical anesthetics, syringes and needle tips, as well as hazardous medical waste.
The matter was investigated by the Enforcement Bureau within the Division of Consumer Affairs. Deputy Attorney General Michelle Mikelberg, under the supervision of Professional Boards Prosecution Section Chief Doreen Hafner, within the Division of Law’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group, represented the State in the matter.