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Estée Lauder Exec Dies from Filler-Induced Pulmonary Embolism

6/17/2026

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Kendal Ascher, an Estée Lauder executive, died in his New York City apartment from a pulmonary embolism caused by cosmetic filler injections.
The medical examiner ruled the death accidental, describing it as acute respiratory failure due to a foreign material.
He collapsed in his $2.8 million apartment moments after feeling light-headed.
His husband William Howe said William Howe had not known about Ascher’s filler use and had only received Botox five months earlier.

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Kendal Ascher, an Estée Lauder executive, died in his New York City apartment from a pulmonary embolism caused by cosmetic filler injections.
The medical examiner ruled the death accidental, describing it as acute respiratory failure due to a foreign material.
He collapsed in his $2.8 million apartment moments after feeling light-headed.
His husband William Howe said William Howe had not known about Ascher’s filler use and had only received Botox five months earlier.