Dubai - Dubai police have arrested a man for posing as a plastic surgeon renowned for his work on Hollywood celebrities, the daily al-Emirate al-Youm reported on Monday.
The man had used fake business cards identifying him as a well-known plastic surgeon to lure clients to his Dubai villa, where he would operate on them in the kitchen, police told al-Emirate al-Youm.
Police charged that the US citizen performed surgical procedures on his victims though he was not a licensed doctor. Some victims were "badly mutilated", the daily said.
Dubai police arrested the US citizen at his villa after sending in women posing as clients. They referred him to US authorities.
Earlier this month, a Tunisian engineer was arrested on similar charges, after he posed as a plastic surgeon on satellite television stations, the daily said. - Sapa-dpa