Mother-of-three dead after developing complications from a Brazilian butt lift procedure in Florida

Mom-of-three dies from complications after a ‘Brazilian butt lift’ in Florida – a risky procedure where patients are 20 TIMES more likely to die than other operations

  • At approximately 11.13am on Friday, the Miami Dade Police Department said they received a call about a woman in distress at Mia Aesthetics 
  • Danea Plasencia, 28, was developing complications after she had undergone the operation 
  • She was rushed to Baptist Hospital but died , now police are investigating 
  • Plasencia, 28, leaves behind her three children aged nine, five and one
  • Mia Aesthetics released a statement offering their condolences to her family

A Florida woman who underwent a Brazilian butt lift died in a hospital soon after the procedure. 

At approximately 11.13am on Friday, the Miami Dade Police Department said they received a call about a woman in distress at Mia Aesthetics. 

Danea Plasencia, 28, was developing complications after she underwent the operation, her family explained to NBC Miami. 

 

Danea Plasencia, 28, was developing complications after she had undergone the operation at Mia Aesthetics

Mia Aesthetics is located on Southwest 72nd Street

Mia Aesthetics is located on Southwest 72nd Street

‘Then they moved her body to the stretcher, and all of a sudden, she became blue,’ said her grandfather, Marcio C. Ferez.

She was rushed to Baptist Hospital but died once there. Police are now investigating her death. 

'Then they moved her body to the stretcher, and all of a sudden, she became blue,' said her grandfather, Marcio C. Fere

‘Then they moved her body to the stretcher, and all of a sudden, she became blue,’ said her grandfather, Marcio C. Fere

Plasencia had just celebrated her 28th birthday. The mother of three leaves behind children ages nine, five and one. 

Mia Aesthetics released a statement offering their condolences to her family. 

‘Throughout our years of operations and thousands of procedures performed, this is the first and only fatality we have endured,’ the statement stated.

‘Our team is devastated by this tragedy and feels that each and every one of our patients is part of our family. We strive to provide the most advanced plastic surgery treatment for our patients. 

‘Each of our surgeons is board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and we are constantly evaluating our practices to ensure our patients receive the safest and best care. 

She was rushed to Baptist Hospital but died once there. Police are now investigating her death

She was rushed to Baptist Hospital but died once there. Police are now investigating her death

Plasencia had just celebrated her 28th birthday. The mother of three leaves behind children ages nine, five and one.

Plasencia had just celebrated her 28th birthday. The mother of three leaves behind children ages nine, five and one.

‘Despite these practices, serious surgery comes with the risk of rare, unintended and tragic results. We are fully dedicated to investigating why today’s tragedy occurred. We will be fully transparent with our patients and with the public as more details emerge.’ 

With a Brazilian butt lift, fat is taken from various parts of the body and put with the buttocks. 

Plansencia’s cousin shared that she almost died from a butt augmentation and had been hospitalized for two months.  

Plansencia's cousin (right) shared that she almost died from a butt augmentation and had been hospitalized for two months

Plansencia’s cousin (right) shared that she almost died from a butt augmentation and had been hospitalized for two months

‘When you go to a plastic surgery place, they tell you very superficially what the consequences might be, but that goes very fast and quick under the radar and all these wonderful things are said to you, and you’re willing to pay all this money, but you don’t really realize that you’re putting your life on the line,’ Jennifer Perez explained. 

The mother’s death is the latest of at least 12 women who have passed in South Florida in recent years. A recent study found that people are 20 times more likely to die after a butt lift surgery than any other surgery. 

A recent bill passed in Senate, 732, makes it much easier to revoke a doctor’s license in the case of injury or death as a result of surgery. 

The Brazilian butt lift: How common is it?

With a Brazilian butt lift, fat is taken from various parts of the body and put with the buttocks.

It has grown increasingly popular in the United States, becoming the fastest-growing type of plastic surgery, according to 2015 statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

The rate of buttock lift procedures rose 252 percent from 2000 to 2015. The total went from 1,356 to 4,767 procedures over the course of that time.

Injecting fat into the butt can lead to problems if done improperly, including fat embolism – which is when fat enters the bloodstream and blocks a blood vessel.

The estimated death rate for BBL is 1 in 3000, according to PlasticSurgery.org.

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