23-year-old lady dies four days after undergoing hip surgery in Lagos

Destiny Benjamin, a 23-year-old woman, was reported dead four days after undergoing hip surgery at Cynosure Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Lagos, often known as the Brazilian Butt Lift, or BBL.

Since her passing, the procedure's viral video has been widely shared on social media.

The proprietor of Cynosure Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Dr. Ogbe Omoruyi, confirmed the development but refuted the claim that the patient passed away in the hospital while undergoing the procedure.

The deceased underwent surgery on March 8 and had complained of breathing difficulties before being taken to the Genesis Specialists Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, where she passed away, according to Omoruyi, who spoke to Vanguard.

Moreover, Omoruyi—a plastic surgeon—told Vanguard that the deceased was 23 years old rather than 20.

He said: “She is a 23-year-old girl according to what she wrote on documents. She had surgery and after that she was fine, her surgery went well.

“I can show you in our case note to show that everything was fine.

“However, after days she was having difficulty breathing. We placed her on oxygen and she was stabilised before we referred her to an intensive care unit, which is 10 minutes away from our facility.

“Unfortunately, as we all know, surgery has its own risk, and if you ask any professional doctor or surgeon, who knows about life consumptions and tractions, it is very easy to think that she could have fat embolism or clot embolism, but she had difficulty breathing.

“A very important investigation was done. It is called CT Pulmonary Angiogram. This can detect any clot that is present within the pulmonary system.

“The test was done in the facility where she was referred to. When I was informed and showed the results, it was said that she didn’t have an embolism.

“Her cousin, Sunset, was with her after her surgery. They went around because they were together. She came here to see her and they took pictures together, moving around the clinic compound two days later.

“This is to let you know that she was fine after the surgery.

“However or unfortunately, an autopsy hasn’t been done; I don’t know if the family is going to consent to that.”

Ogbe stated just two deaths have been registered in the clinic, noting that they occurred in the years 2018 and 2021, in contrast to social media rumours that the medical centre recorded five deaths in a year.

He said: “This can be verified with the Local Government because all local governments have primary health centres where practitioners give reports on the death toll.

“So, we have only two recorded deaths.”

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