Inner West London Coroners’ Court establishes 40ml hyaluronic acid injection triggered fatal pulmonary embolism Social media personality collapsed twice inside Bangkok hotel before 100-minute resuscitation effort failed Pathology examination detects cosmetic filler compound lodged directly inside deceased’s lungs
LONDON — A luxury holiday in Thailand ended in tragedy for British-Nigerian businessman and influencer Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, who died after a 40-millilitre cosmetic penile enlargement injection triggered a fatal pulmonary embolism, an inquest at the Inner West London Coroners’ Court has revealed.
The 43-year-old social media personality, widely known across high-profile circles as “Denisi” or “Ego,” collapsed and lost consciousness twice during a massage session at a Bangkok hotel shortly after receiving the injections at an unnamed cosmetic clinic.
Coroner Jean Harkin concluded that the cosmetic injection of hyaluronic acid mixed with lidocaine was the direct catalyst for the pulmonary embolism that obstructed blood flow to his lungs and terminated his life.
Evidence presented during court proceedings indicated that Ubiribo was holidaying in Bangkok with his wife, fashion designer Danielle Simba Allen, when he underwent the genital procedure.
Following the clinical administration, the couple returned to their Marriott hotel quarters, where the businessman began experiencing severe chest pains and lost consciousness, prompting an emergency ambulance evacuation to Sukhumvit Hospital.
Although the patient remained responsive upon arrival at the emergency wing, his clinical condition deteriorated rapidly before medica
teams could execute a recommended computerized tomography scan.
Emergency clinicians transferred Ubiribo to the intensive care unit and initiated advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation lasting over 100 minutes, but were unable to revive him before he was pronounced dead in the early hours of March 6.
A subsequent postmortem evaluation conducted upon repatriation to the United Kingdom established that cellular deposits retrieved from
the deceased’s lung tissue perfectly matched the chemical signature of the hyaluronic acid administered during the procedure.
Pathologist John du Parcq testified that the physical migration of the synthetic filler into the vascular system induced the fatal blockage, aligning forensic conclusions with the findings of earlier postmortem assessments conducted by Thai medical examiners.
