Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, a 43-year-old Nigerian-British businessman and influencer, has died after undergoing a cosmetic penis-enlargement procedure during a trip to Thailand.
According to evidence presented at an inquest at the Inner West London Coroners’ Court, Ubiribo had 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.
After the procedure, Ubiribo and his wife, Danielle Simba Allen, reportedly returned to their Marriott hotel in Bangkok, where he complained of chest pain and collapsed twice.
He was subsequently taken to Sukhumvit Hospital.
Although he was initially conscious, he later 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.
Medical personnel reportedly performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for more than 100 minutes, but Ubiribo died in the early hours of March 6.
A postmortem examination conducted in the UK later found cellular material in his lungs that matched the hyaluronic acid used during the cosmetic procedure.
Coroner Jean Harkin concluded that the cosmetic treatment had caused the pulmonary embolism that resulted in Ubiribo’s death.
