That’s what Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy group, is charging today after learning that Allergan, which markets the wrinkle-free treatment, hired two former Olympic gold medalists - swimmer Mark Spitz and gymnast Nadia Comaneci - as celebrity endorsers. Not surprisingly, Allergan’s ‘Personal Best’ campaign occurs just as the Summer Olympics begin in China.

In an Allergan press release, Comaneci says she was frustrated by “those two stubborn frown lines stamped on my forehead. They looked like an ‘11′ and made me upset.” And Spitz (pictured to the right) says that, “as a financial advisor and motivational speaker, my facial expression is a very important part of my message. When I am serious, my ‘11′ makes me look angry and unapproachable rather than congenial.”

In his own statement, Public Citizen’s Sid Wolfe (not pictured) calls the campaign an “outrageous caper.” “It is a sad day when two superb Olympic athletes…prostitute themselves for undisclosed amounts of money to help Allergan sell Botox…This sends a terrible message to athletes, young or old, and to others that they should not accept the way they look as they age but, rather, should try to look their “personal best” by the Botox-enhanced pretense that they are younger than they really are.”

He goes on to note the FDA earlier this year issued warnings about botulinum toxin, which is sold as Botox and Myobloc, over serious adverse reactions, such as paralyzed respiratory muscles and difficulty swallowing, or dysphagia. The advocacy group talled nearly 200 serious side effects and petitioned the FDA to issue a Black Box warning, which the agency declined to do.

“While the data in our petition mainly related to problems associated with the medical use of Botox, adverse reactions can occur with cosmetic use as well. Since when did ‘personal best’ involve subjecting oneself to a risky procedure?”