British-Nigerian businessman and social media influencer Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, also known as Denisi or Ego, has died at the age of 43 following complications from a penis-enlargement procedure he underwent during a trip to Thailand.
According to evidence presented at an inquest at the Inner West London Coroners’ Court, Ubiribo had about 40ml of hyaluronic acid and lidocaine injected into his penis at an unnamed clinic in Thailand in March. The procedure was later linked to a fatal pulmonary embolism.
Following the treatment, Ubiribo and his wife, Danielle Simba Allen, reportedly returned to their Marriott hotel in Bangkok, where they went for a massage.
However, he later complained of chest pain and collapsed twice before being taken to Sukhumvit Hospital. Although he was initially conscious, his condition deteriorated and he subsequently lost consciousness before a recommended CT scan could be carried out.
Doctors diagnosed him with a pulmonary embolism and transferred him to the intensive care unit, where medical personnel reportedly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for more than 100 minutes.
Ubiribo eventually died in the early hours of March 6.
A postmortem examination conducted in the United Kingdom later found cellular material in his lungs that matched the hyaluronic acid used during the cosmetic procedure.
Coroner Jean Harkin subsequently concluded that the cosmetic treatment had caused the pulmonary embolism that resulted in Ubiribo’s death.