A TV cosmetic doctor who gave free Botox to a patient in exchange for sex at his clinic was cancelled.
Tijion Esho, who has appeared on ITV's This Morning, BBC's Morning Live and E4's Body Fixers, admitted having an inappropriate emotional relationship with the woman, known as Patient A, with whom he exchanged “inappropriate” sexual messages on Instagram.
But the 42-year-old told a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing that he never had any physical sexual contact with Patient A, who provided sexual services via OnlyFans and webcams.
However, an MPTS panel, meeting in Manchester, ruled earlier this month that Dr Esho had sexual relations with Patient A at his clinic in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2021 and administered botox free of charge.
The panel also found that at an appointment months earlier, he had stroked her hair and rubbed against her after making inappropriate comments about the shape of her bottom.
A year earlier, at another appointment, he made similar comments to Patient A, rubbed against her again and allowed her to masturbate him, the panel ruled.
The court concluded that Dr. Esho's fitness to practice was impaired due to his misconduct.
On Saturday, the MPTS announced that it had decided, in a private hearing, to delete Dr. Esho from the medical register.
The court's reasons for imposing the sanction will be released next week.
Among the 'inappropriate' Instagram messages sent to Patient A between July 2019 and February 2022 was an exchange in September 2019 when he said: 'What are you doing to me haha. Morning glory. Damn it, I want the real thing. This is every man's dream.
In November 2019 he posted: 'Why are you making me bloated haha. Send more, don't apologize haha.
The following month he wrote 'Lol loving the language' and 'Ha free mls I could use all the booty and more'.
Weeks later he told her: 'Oh my god having you for one night / every night is a dream but if we do this for mls I break the doctors code and I'd be a dead man x haha.'
The panel ruled that the conduct of the doctor, also known as Oluwafemi Esho, was sexually motivated, but did not consider Patient A vulnerable due to her profession.
Dr Esho appeared on the ITV morning show to provide his medical opinion and comment on discussions about cosmetic surgery.
He was also regularly consulted on Body Fixers for E4, a channel operated by Channel 4, which aired for two seasons in 2016 and 2017, and has made appearances in segments of the BBC's Morning Live until summer 2022.
Dr Esho is the founder of Esho Clinic, which also has locations in London, Liverpool and Dubai, and has a number of famous clients.
He issued a statement following the court's findings of fact, in which he admitted that his conduct in communications with Patient A was wrong, but continued to deny having had sexual relations with her.
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1.
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