The never-ending search for a better, more beautiful body ended in tragedy forDemi Agoglia, a 26-year-old mother, whopassed awayafter subjecting herself to aBrazilian butt liftprocedure in Istanbul,Turkey.

Agoglia traveled from Salford, UK, to the Middle Eastern country with her partner, Bradley Jones, on January 4, ignoring her mother’s pleas not to go as she was already beautiful.

HighlightsDemi Agoglia, 26, died after a Brazilian butt lift in Turkey due to a fat embolism.The surgery was labeled ‘barbaric’ with major pre and post-op care failings.Unqualified clinic staff bizarrely tried to revive Agoglia with cucumber slices.BBL has the highest mortality rate among aesthetic procedures, yet it’s rising.

The day following the surgery, Agoglia wrote to her mother stating that she finally had “the bum she always wanted,” but the day after that, she received a second message, this time from Jones, which read: “She’s gone.”

A post-mortem determined that the passing was the result of a microscopic fat embolism—a condition where injected fat enters the bloodstream, clogging it.

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Surgeons in operating room, wearing masks and scrubs under bright surgical lights.

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Agoglia’s deathraised serious concerns about the standards of care in foreign clinics. “I do feel something further needs to be done to stop this practice being conducted to such low standards that would certainly not be tolerated in the UK,” Pollard stated.

“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,” he added.

Demi Agoglia in a blue top smiling at the camera, related to BBL surgery incident.

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As fat entered the 26-year-old’s bloodstream due to thebotched surgery, she started feeling “extreme discomfort.” Her condition worsened, and she started feeling cold and shaking as her blood pressure plummeted.

Demi Agoglia with long blonde hair, wearing a fur coat, related to BBL surgery incident.

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Agoglia was taken to Avrasya Hospital, but it was already too late. She died on January 8.

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“She was a good-looking girl and didn’t need the operation,” Christine Tydd told local media, recounting how she tried, and failed, to dissuade her daughter from going through with the surgery.

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Chloe, Agoglia’s sister, delivered a heartbreaking statement: “Our Demi was a beautiful, outgoing, very confident girl, and she didn’t need the surgery at all. She went because she felt like she wasn’tgood enoughin herself.”

“Our Demi hasn’t just left her family behind; she has left the most beautiful little boys. Forever and always in our hearts, Demi. Sleep tight,” she added.

Medical team in surgical attire performing a procedure.

Demi Agoglia and her partner Bradley Jones.

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The paper also singled out South Florida as the state with the highestmortality ratein the nation, experiencing 25 fat emboli deaths between 2010 and 2022.

Exterior shot of Avrasya Hospital under a blue sky.

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Dr. Pat Pazmiño, one of the authors, interestingly attributes this surge to a change in what women consider the “ideal body” in recent years.

Demi Agoglia smiling with her relatives.

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“In addition, many women now choose to emphasize aesthetically attractive ethnic traits such as wider hips andfuller buttocks. Social media has also played a major role in popularizing these silhouettes.”

Netizens lamented the 26-year-old mother’s passing, expressing concern over what they consider to be an ever-increasing pressure to be perfect for social media

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“It’s sad, she should have thought about her kids, but instead the vanity won and her kids are left without a mother,” one said.

“I just don’t get this obsession with having bigger bums if that is not natural for you. Do we have to blame Kim K for this?” another asked.

“The thing is, even if you have the best possible surgeon ever here in the UK, a BBL is one of the most deadly plastic surgeries. Many plastic surgeons have refused to do the procedure now because the complication & fatality rate is unacceptable,” a reader wrote.

“Those Bum-lift ops have caused many deaths.  They should be looked into.”

“She was beautiful.” Netizens lamented the passing of the mother, reflecting on the self-esteem of women in today’s world

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