A YOUNG mum has died during a bum lift surgery which was reportedly gifted to her as a birthday treat.
Marilha Menezes Antunes, 28, suffered internal bleeding, believed to be linked to a punctured lung, during the liposuction operation.
Marilha Menezes Antunes, 28, suffered internal bleeding, believed to be linked to a punctured lung, during a liposuction operation[/caption]
The young mum died during a bum lift surgery which was gifted to her as a birthday treat[/caption]
Marilha’s devastated family are now pleading for answers to uncover when her fatal injuries occurred.[/caption]
Her devastated family are now pleading for answers to uncover when Marilha’s fatal injuries occurred.
Her sister Léa Carolina, who accompanied her to the private clinic along with their father,
Léa recalled overhearing a nurse urgently calling for an ambulance.
“I asked if someone was unwell, but no one answered,” she told local media.
“I went up to the operating room and saw the doctor trying to resuscitate my sister.
“I asked what he needed, and he said oxygen. I called the emergency ambulance service and then the Military Police, because the doctor wasn’t explaining what had happened.
“It was only after the police arrived that the death certificate was issued.”
The doctor initially told officers that Marilha had suffered a bronchoaspiration followed by a cardiorespiratory arrest on Monday (8 Sept), it is said.
But an autopsy carried out the next day concluded that she’d died from hypovolemic shock, internal bleeding, and perforating blunt-force trauma.
Relatives insist Marilha was healthy, saying she had sought a doctor recommendation, researched the risks, and undergone all the required pre-surgery tests.
They believe a punctured organ caused fatal haemorrhaging.
They want answers from the clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“My sister was full of life,” Léa added. “I took her to make a dream come true, and instead she met death.”
Marilha worked as an occupational safety technician at an aviation company and leaves behind a six-year-old son.
