Woman deported from Dubai after airport row advertised unlicensed Botox treatments
A Swedish dentist who was deported from the UAE for taking pictures of an immigration officer during an angry row was also offering Botox injections without a licence in Dubai.
Ellie Holman, 44, who runs a private clinic in the UK, made headlines when she claimed she was arrested for drinking a glass of wine on an Emirates flight from London to Dubai.
The mother of three told British media she was mistreated and fell foul of the authorities through no fault of her own.
It was later revealed that she had tried to use her expired Swedish passport to enter the country on July 13, then used an Iranian passport without a visa, which would only allow her to stay in the country for 96 hours.
Dubai’s Attorney General said Ms Holman “refused angrily to the additional payment fees that the process would require and proceeded to verbally insult the immigration officer and take photos of the officer on her phone”.
She was then charged with profanity and photographing a government official at a border crossing, which is a restricted area, but had the charges dropped and was deported.
It has now come to light that Ms Holman advertised Botox injections and other procedures while on visits to Dubai.
Dubai Health Authority regulations state that only medical consultants and specialist physicians are allowed to carry out the injections.
Ms Holman is not listed in the authority’s online directory.
All medical practitioners are required to be registered with the authority and the law states that “non-surgical cosmetic services will be provided in DHA-licensed facilities”.
Ms Holman, who holds dual Swedish and Iranian citizenship, runs Dr Ellie Holman Aesthetics in Sevenoaks, Kent.
The clinic advertises “botox and filler treatments” for patients and states Ms Holman is a “qualified dental surgeon” with “over 13 years experience in aesthetic medicine”.
Ms Holman also has a Facebook page for her practice, which makes references to procedures carried out in Dubai, including posts with the hash tag“dubai clinic stories ”.
One post on May 26 last year reads: “Dubai we are coming for you,” and includes the hashtags dubaiclinic, clinic, doctor and dr el lie holman dubai.
A flood of social media comments after her deportation this week claimed Ms Holman’s procedures were well advertised and widely known.
In a Facebook group for British expatriates, one user claimed Ms Holman had been “operating in Dubai for years”.
Ms Holman’s Facebook page includes a post thanking the British press for an article from February this year that highlighted the need for tighter government guidelines on who should be allowed to administer dermal fillers and botox in the UK.
“If you are considering aesthetic treatment, please be aware that whoever is injecting you must also be qualified to resolve any side effects or complications that may possibly occur,” Ms Holman wrote.
“These include infections, vascular occlusions, nodules, allergic reaction and anaphylaxis.”
Ms Holman yesterday declined to comment when contacted by