Woman died after 'barbaric' butt lift op - coroner

A mum of three 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, from Salford, had travelled to Turkey for the procedure in January after seeing social media adverts for Comfort Zone, based in Istanbul.

The 26-year-old died in a hospital in Istanbul on 8 January three days after the operation and a catalogue of poor care, an inquest heard.

Bolton coroner John Pollard found 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".

Her mother, Christine Tydd, said she had told her daughter she was a "good looking girl" and did not need the operation shortly before she travelled to Turkey on 4 January with her partner, Bradley Jones.

"She was conscious about the way she looked. There was no changing her mind," she told the hearing.

Landscaper Mr Jones said he also did not want Ms Agoglia to have the surgery, but she had booked the trip months earlier after "she had seen some celebrity" advertising the procedure.

The BBL procedure 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."

The day after the surgery, Ms Agoglia told her mum: "I've got the bum I always wanted".

The next day her mum got a text from her partner saying: "She's gone."

Mr Jones told the inquest that following the operation Ms Agoglia was "shaking" and appeared "very, very cold".

Staff from Comfort Zone, who it later emerged were not qualified nurses, were called to the villa Ms Agoglia was staying in after she complained of a tight chest.

They checked her blood pressure but did not inspect the area of the operation or check her heart rate and pulse, the inquest heard.

Ms Agoglia collapsed at the villa the following day and was taken back to hospital where she died.