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Ohio TikTok Mom, 47, Dies After Reported Post-Op Crisis From Tummy Tuck

Her family says she was declared brain dead after a reported oxygen deprivation episode during recovery.

Overview

  • Rachel Tussey was taken off life support days after her Feb. 25 abdominoplasty and has died, according to her family.
  • She documented her preparation for the elective surgery to more than 25,000 TikTok followers.
  • Her husband says she became unresponsive in recovery, staff performed CPR, and she was transported to TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital.
  • He says doctors told him she went more than six minutes without oxygen before being declared brain dead.
  • The family has retained a lawyer and launched a GoFundMe that had raised about $21,335 of a $22,000 goal, with no lawsuit filed or official statements reported.