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How penis filler led to the death of a wealthy social media influencer

This story originally appeared on Out.A penis enlargement procedure led to the death of a social media influencer.At a recent U.K. coroner’s inquest, details emerged about how influencer Igho "Tiny" Ubiribo died after getting penis filler.The 43-year-old social media star, who also goes by Denisi or Ego, died after undergoing an elective cosmetic procedure while traveling overseas, the coroner confirmed to TMZ on Sept. 5. The girth enhancement operation Ubiribo underwent is usually fairly safe, so what do we know about penis filler and how it is reportedly responsible for his death?Who is Igho ‘Tiny’ Ubiribo? See on Instagram Ubiribo is a British-Nigerian businessman who made a name for himself on social media by documenting his extravagant lifestyle and luxurious vacations, alongside wife Danielle Simba Allen.His social media presence included fashion, content related to his marriage, and travel to exotic places like Paris, Cape Town, and Bali.Ubiribo and Allen tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Zimbabwe in 2022 and celebrated their third wedding anniversary with a tribute on social media in July 2025.”Happy anniversary, my love. Every day with you is a gift, and every moment feels like magic," Ubiribo wrote via Instagram. "I thank God for you always, my heart, my home, my forever.”His social media accounts have since been deleted.How did Igho Ubiribo die?Ubiribo died of a pulmonary embolism — a blood clot that blocks and stops blood flow to an artery in the lung, according to the Mayo Clinic — caused by getting penis filler injections while on holiday in Thailand, according to TMZ.After getting the procedure done, Ubiribo and his wife went to get massages, where he started complaining of chest pains and passed out twice.He was transported to the hospital by ambulance, but after CPR was performed for 100 minutes, Ubiribo was pronounced dead in the early hours of March 6.A postmortem concluded that he died from complications from the cosmetic proce

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