Veterinarian arrested in Kuwait for performing cosmetic surgeries in illegal beauty clinic

Dubai: Kuwaiti authorities have arrested an Egyptian veterinarian accused of impersonating a cosmetic surgeon and performing unauthorised medical procedures inside an illegally converted women’s salon, according to the Ministry of Interior.

The suspect, employed by an agricultural contracting firm, was apprehended during a raid on a women’s salon in the Sabah Al Salem area, which had been covertly transformed into an improvised medical clinic, the ministry said in a statement quoted by Arabic-language daily Al Qabas.

Investigations revealed that the individual had been injecting clients with cosmetic substances for fees of up to KD 50, despite holding no medical licence or official permission to practise. He reportedly confessed to conducting the procedures under the guise of a qualified aesthetic professional.

During the operation, authorities seized a cache of medical and cosmetic equipment, including unlicensed substances, syringes, and a laser device typically used in clinical settings.

Three additional individuals — a Kenyan woman and two Egyptian women — were also arrested on charges of performing unlicensed medical and cosmetic work.

The salon’s owner, whose nationality had recently been revoked, was found to be operating a wider network of six women’s health and beauty centres, all functioning as unlicensed clinics. She admitted to converting her premises into treatment facilities and allowing staff to carry out unsupervised aesthetic procedures.

She further revealed that an Egyptian associate had been collaborating with her, but is currently outside Kuwait.

In a related development, the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of an Egyptian pharmacist employed at the North Sabah Al Salem Centre. He is accused of supplying imported cosmetic products and medical supplies to unlicensed salons.

The pharmacist was reportedly distributing the items through a company registered in his name, in violation of Kuwait’s laws governing the practice of medicine and the distribution of pharmaceutical products.