Brit mum-of-three, 26, dies days after ‘Brazilian bum-lift’ surgery in Turkey as brother issues warning
A BRITISH mum has died days after undergoing a Brazilian bum-lift operation in Turkey.
Demi Agoglia, 26, is said to have become ill hours before she was due to return to Manchester.
Family members said she returned to the clinic following the procedure in Istanbul for a check-up but then fell ill.
She was rushed into intensive care but doctors were unable to save her and she was pronounced dead on Monday.
Demi, of Little Hulton, Salford, Gtr Manchester, died despite doctors saying her surgery last Thursday had been a success.
The mum-of-three, who gave birth to her youngest son just seven months ago, had flown to Turkey having previously undergone dental work, which had been botched, and other surgery.
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Today her heartbroken brother Carl, 37, warned anyone else thinking of going to Turkey for surgery "Don't do it!".
The dad-of-four said: "It is tragic what happened. We are just in shock. She went to Istanbul to have it done.
"Her partner is still out there and his dad has just flown out there to be with him.
"If anyone is thinking of flying to Turkey for an operation I would say don't do it!
"But she is 26 and has her own mind. Her mum didn't want her to go out either.
"I think there will be a coroner's report over there. Her partner needs a death certificate before she comes home.
"She is only 26, she shouldn't have die. Just don't do it, it's such a high risk. She should never have done it. She has left three young kids, including a seven-month-old baby."
Younger sister Georgina posted an emotional tribute video on TikTok showing Demi.
She wrote: "I lost my sister yesterday. I miss you so much Demi. Nothing feels real anymore. How can you be gone.
"Just wanna hear you shout alright Rkid nothing with ever be the same without you I love you Demi x."
Today friends paid tribute to Demi, who is the latest Brit to tragically die in Turkey following cosmetic surgery.
Megan Holland posted on Facebook: "Shine down so bright on your beautiful boys Demi Agoglia & send them the strength they will need to get through this, I can't get you off my mind, more needs to be done about these f***ing stupid companies.
"You was perfect already & now you're not even here."
Linda Breeze said: "Omg heartbroken RIP Demi Agoglia you was loved and will be missed by so many."
Shelby Flannagan added: "What a cruel world we live in. Even tho we haven't really spoke this past year we have had so many memories over the years!
"Lots of crazy nights and mischief in our younger days. You was the life of the party and such a funny wild person.
";Thinking of your little boys and your family and friends at this hard time. Rest in peace Demi Agoglia.";
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Jab to get ‘celeb rear’ is No1 risk
By Richard Moriarty
BRAZILIAN bum lifts have the highest risk of death out of all cosmetic surgeries, but are increasingly popular thanks to curvaceous celebrities.
The op — which costs £3,500 in Turkey but £10,000 in the UK — have a death rate of more than one per 4,000 surgeries, studies show.
It involves inserting silicone implants or injecting fat from other parts of the body.
Melissa Kerr, 31, from Gorleston, Norfolk, died from a fatal clot in her lungs after a £3,200 Istanbul op in 2019.
Leah Cambridge, 29, suffered a blood clot during a £6,500 BBL in Turkey.
The mother of three, from Leeds, died in 2018, when fat was accidentally injected into a vein, causing her to have three heart attacks.
In 2022, after a four-year halt on BBLs in the UK, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons recommended surgeons inject fat only below the skin rather than deep into muscles.
What is a Brazilian Bum Lift?
Brazilian bum lifts have increased in popularity in recent years thanks to curvaceous celebrities like Kim Karadashian.
Medical studies have shown a BBL operation - which cost around £3,500 in Turkey but £10,000 in the UK - carries the highest risk of all cosmetic surgeries with more than one death per 4,000 procedures.
The surgery sees surgeons insert silicone-filled implants and/or inject fat transferred from other parts of the body.
Other British women who have died following a BBL in Turkey include Melissa Kerr, 31, from Gorleston, Norfolk, in 2019.
A fatal clot travelled to her lungs following a £3,200 procedure at an Istanbul clinic.
Leah Cambridge, 29, suffered a blood clot during a £6,500 Brazilian butt lift surgery in Turkey.
The mother-of-three, from Leeds, died in August 2018 after having fat extracted from the waist and injected into the buttocks.
But she suffered a fatal complication when fat was accidentally injected into a vein, causing her to have three heart attacks on the operating table.
In 2022 The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) issued new guidelines to members following a four-year halt on BBLs being performed in the UK due to concerns over the death rate.
It recommends surgeons only inject fat below the skin rather than deep into muscles like a BBL.