Thailand authorities are investigating a clinic in the capital Bangkok after a British influencer died hours after receiving a penile filler injection there.
Igho Ubiribo, a 43-year-old British-Nigerian businessman and social media influencer popularly known as “Denisi” or “Ego”, died in Bangkok on 6 March, according to records from a UK coroner’s inquest.
Thailand’s ministry of public health ordered the investigation this week, according to The Bangkok Post.
Health minister, Pattana Phromphat, told reporters that the department of health service support (DHSS) and the food and drug administration (FDA) have been tasked with examining the clinic in Pathumwan district and the treatment Ubiribo received.
“When it comes to medical procedures, we advocate for the highest level of caution,” Mr Phromphat said, according to AFP.
He said the investigation was intended “to ensure fairness for everyone and to reassure both local and international patients that they are receiving safe, high-standard and valuable care in Thailand”.
The clinic has not been publicly named by the authorities.
Officials visited the clinic in question in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district on Monday to examine its operations and compliance with medical standards, DHSS director-general Phuwadet Surakot said.
Thai authorities are now examining whether the clinic was properly licensed and whether it followed required health and safety procedures.
The clinic’s management told investigators that Ubiribo had been a patient there since 2024.
It said he had undergone five penile enlargement procedures, with the first four carried out in 2024 and 2025.
On 5 March, during his fifth visit, he reportedly received 40ml of hyaluronic acid filler, according to the health ministry. The clinic told investigators that its doctor had advised Ubiribo to divide the procedure into two sessions.
Ubiribo instead allegedly requested that the full amount be injected during a single session.
Ubiribo was reportedly on a luxury holiday in Thailand with his wife, Danielle Simba Allen, when he underwent the procedure.
The couple reportedly went for a massage afterwards, where Ubiribo began complaining of chest pain before collapsing twice.
The clinic reportedly told officials that Ubiribo had signed a consent form before each treatment.
It said he had received aftercare instructions following every procedure and had not previously reported complications, Mr Surakot said.
The circumstances surrounding his death were examined separately at an earlier inquest in London.
According to the coroner’s findings, Ubiribo developed chest pain several hours after the procedure while he was having a massage.
He collapsed and was taken by ambulance to a Bangkok hospital. On 21 August during the inquest hearing, the court heard that a post-mortem examination and toxicology tests found that Ubiribo died from complications linked to the hyaluronic acid injection and a pulmonary embolism.
Earlier, when he was taken to a hospital, doctors suspected a pulmonary embolism – a blood clot that blocks blood flow to the lungs – and planned a CT scan. Ubiribo reportedly became unresponsive before the scan could be completed.
According to the inquest records, medical staff attempted to revive him for more than 100 minutes.
The inquest findings have prompted renewed attention in Thailand because of the country’s large medical tourism industry. Thailand is a major destination for overseas patients seeking healthcare and cosmetic treatments.
The case will also be sent to the Medical Council of Thailand, which will assess whether the treatment met professional standards.
“We will gather all facts and evidence to proceed according to our authority and submit the case to the Medical Council for a ruling on professional practice standards, in order to ensure fairness to all parties,” the ministry of public health statement said.
Ubiribo had more than 180,000 followers on Instagram, where he posted about travel, fashion, and his life with his wife.