A fake plastic surgeon left three women in agony and one permanently disfigured by giving them bogus botox treatment, a court heard.
Ozan Melin, 41, told the three middle-aged women he was a bona-fide cosmetic surgeon who had trained in America but the General Medical Council had never heard of him, it is alleged.
He is said to have ‘recklessly’ given Marcelle King, Jozette Sheppard and Carol Kingscott ‘dangerous’ injections with strong undiluted solutions that caused them to to suffer severe swelling and bruising.
When Mrs King complained of swelling and burning in her face just an hour after seeing him, Melin dismissed her and told her to use a wet flannel.
But the following day she ended up in A&E suffering from anaphylactic shock, the court heard.
After police launched an investigation two more victims came forward.
One of them, Mrs Sheppard, was unable to eat or speak properly for six months afterwards, it is alleged.
A forensic plastic surgeon looked at the botox treatment Melin had been using and found it was ‘unknown and an extremely dangerous substance’.
Today, he went on trial at Bournemouth Crown Court, Dorset, accused of causing the victims grievous bodily harm.
Simon Jones, prosecuting, told the jury: “Marcelle King suffered grievous bodily harm following these injections. It is the prosecution’s case that they amount to an unlawful and malicious assault upon her.
“Ozan Melin told Jozette Sheppard and others he was a doctor, educated in the US and had undergone medical training in the Turkish army with a specialism in facial surgery.
“At the time they had no reason to question what was a significant lie.
“They only gave permission because they believed Mr Melin was a qualified doctor.”
Mr Jones told the jury: “The GMC have no records on any registration held by Mr Melin. You need to have a licence for the NHS or paid private practice, as was the case here.”
The court heard Melin ran a mobile clinic called The Smooth Face Botox Company and carried out botox treatments at beauty salons and customers’ homes.
His wife at the time, Lisa Bolster, 50, was also involved in the business and they are both charged with fraud by false representation for claiming Melin was medically qualified.
The court heard Melin did not ask for a medical history before the procedures and the prosecution said he didn’t dilute the solution as recommended because it ‘works quicker.’
Simon Jones, prosecuting, said it was during a second appointment in July 2013 Mrs King suffered the extreme reaction.
Mrs King arranged for to have the treatment at her home in 2013 and initially paid £300 for botox to her jawline.
She had paid an additional £100 to have her brow done this time but the treatment caused blisters around her eyes and she said she was so swollen she couldn’t see.
Mrs King was put on a drip and given steroids and antihistamines when she went to hospital.
She reported Melin to the police and two other victims who said they had a similar reaction after being treated by Melin at a salon in Bristol in 2011 came forward.
Melin, from Uxbridge, Middlesex, denies three counts of GBH and three charges of fraud. Bolster has pleaded not guilty to fraud.
The trial continues.