A 43-year-old British-Nigerian businessman and social media influencer, Igho Ubiribo, has died after undergoing a penis enlargement procedure while on holiday in Thailand with his wife.
An inquest at Inner West London Coroners’ Court heard last month that Ubiribo died in March after receiving 40-millilitre injections of hyaluronic acid and lidocaine at a clinic in Bangkok.
According to the *Daily Mail*, Ubiribo began experiencing chest pain and lost consciousness twice while receiving a massage with his wife, Danielle Simba Allen, following the procedure.
He was rushed by ambulance to Sukhumvit Hospital, where doctors identified a pulmonary embolism—a blood clot blocking a vessel in the lungs. He lost consciousness again before a recommended CT scan could be performed.
Medical staff attempted to resuscitate him for more than 100 minutes, but he was pronounced dead in the early hours of March 6.
A postmortem conducted in the UK revealed that cellular material found in Ubiribo’s lungs matched the hyaluronic acid used in the penile filler injection, confirming the diagnosis of a pulmonary embolism.
Coroner Jean Harkin concluded that Ubiribo died “as the result of a cosmetic procedure abroad,” recording the official cause of death as a pulmonary embolism resulting from the hyaluronic acid injection.
The *Daily Mail* reported that Ubiribo, who had approximately 185,000 Instagram followers, was laid to rest in London in May. His funeral was attended by Nigerian musician Davido and several other prominent figures.
Medical professionals have long warned against penile filler procedures. Professor Vaibhav Modgil, an NHS andrology specialist and consultant urological surgeon, noted that such procedures carry severe risks and can lead to devastating consequences for patients.
