AN “amazing” mum died in a taxi just days later undergoing a dangerous butt lift from Brazil in Turkey.
Demi Agoglia was just 26 when she died of unknown causes in January, leaving behind her three young sons.
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The investigation into exactly what happened to the mum has been delayed, leaving Demi’s family still calling for answers.
Family members said he returned to the clinic after the procedure in Istanbul for a check-up, but then fell ill.
She suffered a heart attack while in a taxi on her way to hospital as her partner, Bradley Jones, performed CPR in a desperate attempt to save her life, according to Independent.
Doctors were unable to save her on arrival and she was pronounced dead on 8 January.
Her brother Carl, 37, said Demi’s family and partner tried to talk her out of the lift as they were worried about her safety.
“It is tragic what happened. We are just in shock. He went to Constantinople to do so. She had previously gone to get her teeth done. Nobody wanted to come out and do it, but he’s one of those people,” he previously told the Sun.
Georgina’s sister said so Manchester Evening News (MEN) Demi was “an amazing mom to her boys.”
In a heartwarming tribute video on TikTok showing her lover she wrote: “I miss you so much Demi. Nothing is real anymore. How can you leave?’
“I just want to hear you scream ok baby nothing will be the same without you I love you Demi x.”
During a hearing at Bolton Coroner’s Court on Wednesday (July 17), coroner John Pollard said there was a “lack of information” he said he would have to “get to the bottom of” what happened to Demi, according to the MEN.
Mr Pollard said his main concern was to determine how Demi came to be after her death and said there was “no direct evidence” of what medical procedure took place and why it took so long.
“When something like this happens overseas it’s a hundred times harder to deal with than if it happened in this country,” he told the court.
“I don’t have the information I need, this is the raw situation.”
Mr Pollard said he had contacted the Foreign Office to seek further information.
He said he also planned to write directly to Istanbul Hospital, adding that he would like statements from the surgeon, nurses and paramedics involved in Demi’s care.
Chrissie Wolfe, the lawyer representing Demi’s family, has so far been unable to obtain the necessary information for the court hearing from Turkey.
But he had contacted a Turkish lawyer to help obtain depositions and Demi’s medical records.
The pre-inquest review found that pathologist Dr Usha Chandran was unable to ascertain Demi’s cause of death during her post-mortem examination.
“THE RISK OF DYING IS 10 TIMES GREATER”
In recent years at least 28 Britons have died – seven in Turkey – after complications from BBL operations.
Last year, a senior coroner wrote to the Health Secretary after a different British woman, named Melissa Kerr, died after a “Brazilian butt lift” in Turkey.
Norfolk’s senior coroner Jacqueline Lake has vowed to speak about her concerns that people are ignoring the risks of cosmetic surgery abroad.
Melissa, who was 31, traveled from her home in Norfolk to Istanbul to undergo the £3,200 procedure at Medicana Kadikoy Hospital.
She was killed when the injected fat entered a vein and blocked her pulmonary artery causing an embolism.
The controversial butt lift involves taking fat from the waist or stomach and inserting it into the buttocks.
It usually takes one to two hours and involves a tiny cannula being inserted into a 2mm hole to extract fat.
The fat is then cleaned and re-injected into the buttocks.
According to the NHS, 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 (pulmonary embolism).
Demi’s investigation was rescheduled for November 5th.
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Risks of plastic surgery abroad
OVERSEAS surgeons are not subject to the same rules, regulations and training as UK doctors.
This means that you cannot guarantee the safety of the equipment or material they use.
Unsterile equipment dramatically increases the risk of infection, which could lead to necrotizing fasciitis (carnivorous bugs), sepsis, or even death.
Additionally, if you opt for fillers or injections anywhere on the body, there is no way to know if the doctors are using dangerous substances.
Cosmetic surgeons have warned against cut-price surgeries as there is a real risk of injecting you with ‘unsafe substances’.
Professor Ash Mosahebi, honorary secretary of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said most patients either opt for cheap injections or implants to boost their tummy.
“If they’re injecting, then God knows what they’re injecting, if it’s safe or if it’s sterile,” he told Sun Online.
“Oil, for example, makes it look bigger for a few days, but then it deflates and infection like rotting is likely to occur.
“I know that silicone oil is used, which should not be used for medical purposes.
“I’ve heard of cement but haven’t seen it myself, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s stuff like that.
“Most of the time the injections end up having a lot of bacteria as well because they’re not sterile.”
