A woman who died after a Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedure had undergone a “frankly barbaric medical practice” in which she gave no informed consent, a coroner has concluded.
Demi Agoglia, 26, from Salford, had travelled to Turkey for the procedure in January after seeing social media adverts for Comfort Zone, based in Istanbul.
She died in Istanbul Hospital on 8 January three days after the operation and a catalogue of poor care, an inquest heard.
Bolton coroner John Pollard said she died from a microscopic fat embolism, caused when injected fat enters the bloodstream, and ruled she died as a result of “misadventure contributed to by neglect”.
The mother-of-three 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.
Mr Pollard 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.”
He told Ms Agoglia’s family he would write to Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
“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,” he added.
The BBC has contacted the Department of Health and Social Care for comment.