Fake medic: Your natural lips are uneven
WHERE: Arcadia Care Clinic, Birmingham WHO: Golam Chowdhury and his wife, Rizwana COST: £59-£199 ELLIE arrived for an appointment at the Arcadia Care Clinic in Birmingham on a Wednesday night in January, and was asked to give ID to a receptionist.
The clinic offers a £5 ‘lip plump’ deal online.
Ellie also filled in a form with her date of birth – showing she is 17 – but staff gave no indication this was a problem.
They took her into a back room for treatment with the clinic’s director, Golam Chowdhury, 41, who refers to himself as a doctor, and his wife Rizwana, 37.
After Ellie said she had not had lip fillers before, Mrs Chowdhury said: ‘For both lips, you need at least 1ml.’ Her husband added: ‘Your top lip is uneven as well, I’m sure you are aware.’
When Ellie said she did not want to go ahead with the treatment, Mrs Chowdhury laughed and said: ‘You’ll be all right. You won’t feel it that much.’
The GMC confirmed that Mr Chowdhury is not on the medical register. It has now written to him to warn that he must make it clear that he is not seeing anyone in a medical capacity, otherwise he could be breaking the law.
Mr and Mrs Chowdhury did not respond to requests for comment.