A mother-of-three died after she was subjected to a catalogue of poor care when she underwent “Brazilian butt lift” surgery in Turkey, an inquest has heard.
Demi Agoglia, 26, from Salford, Greater Manchester, was said to be “conscious about the way she looked” and was insistent on undergoing the BBL procedure which sees fat taken from elsewhere on the body and injected into the hips and buttocks.
She died in a hospital in Istanbul on January 8 just three days after the operation took place.
On Wednesday, Bolton Coroner John Pollard ruled the medical cause of death was a microscopic fat embolism in which tissue leaks into the bloodstream.
Concluding Ms Agoglia died as a result of misadventure contributed to by neglect, he said: “I find there was no proper informed consent in this matter, there was no proper pre-operative care and advice, and no proper post-operative care.
“All of this meant the care in total fell well below the standard expected of this type of treatment and the lack of care contributed significantly to Demi’s death.”
Mr Pollard told Ms Agoglia’s family he would write to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, adding: “I do feel something further needs to be done to stop this frankly barbaric medical practice being conducted to such low standards that would certainly not be tolerated in the UK.”
