Nigerian woman dies in Thailand after buttock enhancement surgery

A 23-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Joy Williams, has died while undergoing a buttocks enhancement surgery in Bangkok, Thailiand. She was reported to have died on October 23 after travelling to Bangkok to have the £2,000 surgery even when doctors said a good buttock surgery costs between £7000 and £8000.

She died a few days after the surgery when her wounds became infected. She had returned to have corrective surgery to remove the silicon implants but was found dead on the operating table when medical staff could not resuscitate her.

Her family, according to a DailyMail report, has said that they did not know she went for the surgery.

Her older brother Anietie, 28, told the publication on phone: “We don’t really know what went wrong; we only know what is in reports in the media. She was a very nice and caring person.
She brought joy to people’s lives. She was a beautiful girl, loved by everybody. We will miss her so much”.

Miss Williams, who was born in Lagos, settled in Thamesmead with her mother Christie in 2007 and had been to Thailand twice before choosing to visit for surgery. She visited the SP clinic after finding it out on the internet.

The doctor who carried out the procedure, Sompob Sansiri, 51, was later arrested and accused of negligence after it was found that he had been carrying out night-time surgery without a licence.

He now risks a 10-year jail term and the clinic has been closed for 60 days for investigations.

According to the DailyMail, Joy Williams was the second Nigerian girl to die in search of a medical buttock enhancement. Three years ago, another British Nigerian girl, Claudia Aderotimi, 20 years old, flew to Philadelphia to have her buttock enhanced. The rising hip-hop star and dancer died after the illegal cosmetic procedure