A man in Dubai has been arrested and appeared in court after allegedly performing Botox treatments at people’s homes without a medical licence and could face up to three years in jail, and/or a fine up to $542,700, if found guilty of practicing unlicensed medicine.
The Dubai Health Authority tipped-off police about the man, who worked as an investor in a medical consultancy company and provided cosmetic treatments in Deira and prosecutors referred the person to the Dubai Misdemeanours Court for practicing medicine without obtaining a proper license.
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Haifa Al-Marzouqi, assistant chief prosecutor at the Dubai Public Prosecution, said in a statement on Tuesday that the Dubai Healthcare Authority received a tip from an informant about a person practicing cosmetic medicine and police rented an apartment in the area and a woman officer posed as a customer and booked an appointment with the man.
“The operation was carried out in collaboration with the inspection department at DHA,” he said.
“As part of a sting operation, the suspect was apprehended in a flat that was rented for that purpose,” added Al-Marzouqi, stating that the woman told him that she needed fillers and cream treatment to remove wrinkles.
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“He examined the woman’s face and told her that she needed a Botox injection in the forehead and asked for Dh4,700 [$1,280] for his service,” Al Marzouqi said.
“The defendant was endangering the lives of others by practising cosmetic surgery without a licence and offering consultations, as well as obtaining medical tools and injections without permission,” Al Marzouqi said.
