Celebrity Doctor Gave Patient Free Botox in Exchange for Sex, Medical Tribunal Decides

A cosmetic doctor provided a patient with free botox in exchange for sex at his clinic, a medical tribunal has found.

According to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), allegations against Dr. Oluwafemi “Tijion” Esho,  a UK-based doctor, state that between June 2019 and May 2022, he “engaged in an improper emotional relationship” with a female client (referred to as Patient A), “behaved in a sexually inappropriate way” toward her, and that his actions were “sexually motivated.” 

Esho, 42 — who has several celebrity clients and has been featured on ITV’s This Morning, BBC’s Morning Live and E4’s Body Fixers — admitted to having “inappropriate” sexual messages with Patient A on Instagram. 

However, he denied having any physical sexual contact with her.

During a hearing on April 9, a MPTS panel ruled that Esho had sex with Patient A in August 2021 at his clinic in Newcastle, England, and administered botox free of charge immediately after.

The panel found that Esho told the woman that he could "get away with giving her botox in exchange for sexual services,” according to documents obtained by PEOPLE. He also acknowledged the possible consequences, telling Patient A that doing so would break “doctor’s code and I'd be a dead man.”

The tribunal agreed that the woman's statement recalling Esho's exchange of sex for botox was consistent with the sexual messages between the pair. The MPTS concluded that Esho also had an additional sexual encounter with Patient A during a previous medical consultations in August 2020.

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The MPTS said that the hearing will reconvene later this month to determine whether Esho’s “fitness to practise is currently impaired” due to the misconduct, which could lead to him being suspended or removed from the medical register.

Following the MPTS ruling, Esho and his clinic released a statement on Instagram on April 10.

“We are disappointed that the MPTS has today found against me in relation to the charges which I denied,” he wrote. “Throughout the hearing and investigation, with which I have cooperated fully, I stressed that I deeply regretted the mistakes which I made in engaging in communications with Patient A, and I admitted to the charges which related to those serious errors of judgement. I am truly sorry for those actions, and apologise to everyone I let down as a result.”

However, I have always been clear that whilst my conduct in communicating with Patient A was wrong, I repeat categorically that it never crossed over into any physical sexual contact. Whilst I respect the MPTS and the process, I do not agree with its decision,” he continued. “My life’s work has been and will remain focused on helping people. I remain dedicated fully to this purpose. I am incredibly grateful to my patients and friends who supported me throughout this incredibly difficult period.”