Demi Agoglia was a mother of three sons
Imogen Clyde-Smith Senior Journalist
08:29, 18 July 2024
An inquest into the death of an ‘amazing’ mum, who died in Turkey after undergoing ‘high-risk’ cosmetic surgery, has been delayed. Demi Agoglia, 26, was reportedly given a “Brazilian bum lift” at a clinic when she became unresponsive and was taken to an Istanbul hospital. died tragically on January 8th.
After news of Mrs Agoglia’s death broke, the mum-of-three received an outpouring of heartfelt tributes on social media and a fundraising page was set up to support her three young sons. Demi’s sister Georgina told the MEN that Mrs. Agoglia was “an amazing mom to her boys. ‘.
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On TikTok, along with an emotional tribute video for Demi, she expressed her deep loss: “I lost my sister yesterday. I miss you so much Demi. Nothing feels real anymore. How can you go away? I just want to hear you scream ok Rkid nothing is ever the same without you Demi x.
During a hearing at Bolton Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, July 17, coroner John Pollard said of the “lack of information” he said he would have to “get to the bottom of” what happened to Demi, from Salford. Mr Pollard stressed his main focus was on determining how Ms Agoglia met her death, saying there was no “direct evidence” about the specifics of the medical procedure or the reason behind her extended length of stay. intervention.
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Addressing the court, Mr Pollard said: “When something like this happens overseas it’s a hundred times harder to deal with than if it happened in this country” and admitted: “I don’t have the information I need, that’s blunt. the situation.” Mr Pollard said he had contacted the Foreign Office for more information and planned to contact the hospital in Istanbul directly.
He expressed his desire for statements from the surgeon, nurses and paramedics involved in Ms Agoglia’s care. Chrissie Wolfe, who is representing Ms Agoglia’s family, admitted it was “extremely difficult” to get the necessary information from Turkey because of different laws. However, he confirmed that he had contacted a Turkish lawyer to help secure depositions and Ms Agoglia’s medical records.
The inquest review heard from pathologist Dr Usha Chandran, who was unable to determine Mrs Agoglia’s cause of death during a post-mortem examination. Ms Wolfe stressed that the procedure Ms Agoglia underwent was “incredibly high risk”. He explained that complications such as embolisms do not always show up in post-mortem examinations.
He also pointed out that the risk of death from this surgery is at least “ten times higher” than many other cosmetic procedures. Patients are not always informed of these risks, which may have been the case with Ms. Agoglia. According to Ms Wolfe, Ms Agoglia did not discuss the associated risks of the procedure with anyone in the UK.
Arrangements for the surgery were handled via Whatsapp, with “no discussion of the risks”. In response, Mr Pollard stressed the importance of using the inquest process to “determine exactly what happened to Demi and try to prevent it from happening to anyone else”.
In a separate case last September, a senior coroner wrote to the Health Secretary after another British woman died after a “Brazilian butt lift” procedure in Turkey. Norfolk’s Chief Coroner, Jacqueline Lake, has pledged to raise concerns about people being unaware of the risks associated with having cosmetic surgery abroad.
Melissa Kerr, 31, who was “conscious about her appearance”, traveled to a private hospital in Istanbul for the operation, according to Ms Lake. However, the mental health professional from Denton, Norfolk, received only “limited information about the risks and mortality rate” associated with the procedure.
Ms Kerr, who had previously undergone breast augmentation surgery without complications, died at Medicana Kadikoy Hospital on the day of a buttock lift, a procedure that involves harvesting fat from another part of the body and injecting it into the buttocks on November 19, 2019. A “Brazilian butt lift” is a type of cosmetic surgery where fat is transferred from one part of the body to another – in this case, the bottom. The procedure involves extracting the fat, separating it from blood and other fluids, and then injecting it.
The NHS reports that the risk of death is at least ten times higher than many other cosmetic procedures. The main concern is that the injected fat can block a blood vessel in the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism. Ms. Agoglia’s arraignment has been rescheduled for November 5.
