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Nurse, 41, Dies on Operating Table During Surgery to Remove Toxic Butt Fillers
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- Paula Andrea Beltran Sandoval, a 41-year-old nursing assistant from New York originally from Medellin, died on June 18 during surgery to remove toxic biopolymer fillers from her buttocks at a clinic inside a Medellin shopping center.
- The procedure, arranged from abroad and costing about £8,335, encountered complications about an hour in when Beltran Sandoval suffered cardio-respiratory arrest; resuscitation efforts lasted over 40 minutes before she was declared dead.
- Authorities reported she had no prior medical conditions indicating surgical risk, and an autopsy along with an investigation into the clinic's practices and staff qualifications has been initiated by health officials.
- This incident marks the second recent death linked to cosmetic procedures in Medellin, prompting increased inspections and the closure of 64 establishments due to irregularities.
- Biopolymer injections are banned in Colombia and the UK due to serious health risks such as necrosis, migration, and sepsis.
