Dr. Oluwafemi “Tijion” Esho, a Nigerian cosmetic doctor based in the United Kingdom, has had his medical license revoked after being found guilty of exchanging Botox treatments for sexual favors.
Esho, well-known for his appearances on TV as a cosmetic doctor, admitted to engaging in an inappropriate emotional relationship with a woman identified as Patient A. This relationship involved the exchange of sexually suggestive messages on Instagram.
During the hearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in Manchester, Esho acknowledged the improper nature of his relationship with Patient A but denied any physical sexual contact.
However, the tribunal found evidence that contradicted his denial. They concluded that Esho had indeed engaged in sexual intercourse with Patient A at his clinic in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2021, during which he also administered Botox injections free of charge.
The tribunal further revealed that during a consultation months prior, Esho had made inappropriate comments about the shape of Patient A’s buttocks, then proceeded to stroke her hair and rub himself against her.
Additionally, it was established that Esho had made similar inappropriate remarks to Patient A on another occasion and had allowed her to masturbate him.
Consequently, the tribunal determined that Dr. Esho’s fitness to practice was impaired due to his misconduct. As a result, they announced on Saturday that his name would be removed from the medical register. The detailed reasons for imposing this sanction will be released by the tribunal next week.
According to the Telegraph, among the “inappropriate” Instagram messages sent to Patient A between July 2019 and February 2022 was an exchange in September 2019 when he said: “What you doing to me lol. Morning Glory. Bloody have me wanting the real thing. That’s like every man’s dream.”
In November 2019 he posted: “Why you making me bulge lol. Send more, don’t be sorry lol.”
The following month he wrote “Lol loving the tongue” and “Ha free mls [millilitres of botox] I’d need the whole booty and more”.
Weeks later he told her: “My God having you for a night/every night is a dream but if we do it for mls I break the doctors code and I’d be a dead man x lol.”
The tribunal also ruled the conduct of the doctor, also known as Oluwafemi Esho, was sexually motivated but did not find Patient A to be vulnerable because of her profession.
Dr Esho was featured on the ITV morning programme to provide his medical opinion and comment on cosmetic surgery discussions.
He was also regularly consulted on Body Fixers for E4, a channel operated by Channel 4, which aired for two seasons in 2016 and 2017 and made appearances on segments of BBC’s Morning Live until the summer of 2022.
Dr Esho is the founder of the Esho Clinic, which also has locations in London, Liverpool and Dubai, and has a host of celebrity clients.
He issued a statement following the tribunal’s finding of facts in which he admitted his conduct in communications with Patient A was wrong, but he continued to deny having sex with her.
