Estée Lauder exec Kendal Ascher’s cause of death revealed — and it’s linked to cosmetic fillers

A senior Estée Lauder executive who died in his husband’s arms moments after feeling lightheaded inside their New York City apartment suffered a pulmonary embolism triggered by cosmetic fillers.

Kendal Ascher, 56, “suffered acute respiratory failure due to a pulmonary embolism connected to a foreign material after getting cosmetic filler injections,” the city’s medical examiner told the Daily Mail.

Kendal Ascher, 56, suffered acute respiratory failure due to a pulmonary embolism connected to a foreign material after getting cosmetic filler injections. Getty Images

Ascher’s February 25 death was ruled accidental in the report, which was given to his loved ones over the weekend.