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TikTok Personality Dies After Surgery Complications
Rachel Tussey suffered an extended oxygen loss causing permanent brain injury after a tummy tuck; post-op monitoring was managed by contracted staff, not her surgeon's practice.
- Rachel Tussey, Ohio mother and TikTok creator, died on March 17, 2026, after complications from a tummy tuck, more than two weeks after being taken off life support.
- On Feb. 25, 2026, she had an abdominoplasty at JourneyLite Surgery Center in Evendale; her husband said she became unresponsive after receiving Dilaudid and fentanyl, Narcan did not revive her, and she was without oxygen for over six minutes.
- The surgeon added in a March 12 statement that 'Because Rachel was scheduled to remain overnight, her post-operative monitoring was overseen by staff contracted by the independent facility, not by my practice,' and 'I have discontinued all procedures at that surgery center.'
- Bernie Layne III, the family's lawyer, vowed a full investigation and said 'Rachel Tussey suffered a permanent anoxic brain injury, for which she will never recover', while Jeremy Tussey announced her death on GoFundMe.
- Tussey, who posted as 'midlifeunmuted,' had over 70,000 followers, a video viewed about 2 million times amplified attention, and JourneyLite Surgery Center has not responded to inquiries.
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TikToker dies following complications from 'mommy makeover' surgery
TikToker Rachel Tussey has died after a “mommy makeover” surgery took an unexpected and tragic turn. Tussey, who went by the username @midlifeunmuted_,” detailed her life as an Ohio mom of three, a wife and a woman on social media. In recent months, she began using her platform to document her journey toward getting a tummy tuck, with her surgery scheduled to take place in February. “I’m doing it for me, not for anybody else. This is what I want…
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