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Dubai police raid illegal plastic surgery clinic

United Arab Emirates: 17 hours, 54 minutes ago
Police officers and municipal inspectors have shut down an unlicensed clinic in Dubai where untrained 'surgeons' carried out cosmetic surgery procedures as patients laid on makeshift beds and surgical equipment mingled with kitchen utensils, reported the National. Several people were arrested in the raid, which was conducted after an undercover investigation found that the clinic was offering services such as lip and cheek enlargement, facelifts, laser hair removal, Botox injections and laser plastic surgery at prices far below what legitimate doctors charge.

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A number of GCC-based residents travel abroad for medical treatment

GCC lags behind in attracting medical tourism

Middle East: Monday, January 25 - 2010 at 13:32
Setting up healthcare cities has become en vogue in the countries of the GCC, as is shown by the popularity of the Arab Health Congress 2010 in Dubai. But can these projects reverse the trend of the region's patient exodus?